How to Pronounce Josef Augusta (paleontologist)
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Mar 17, 1903 Boskovice, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic Died on 04 Feb 1968 (aged 64)
Czech paleontologist, writer and science writer
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About Josef Augusta Paleontologist
- Josef Augusta (March 17, 1903, Boskovice, Moravia – February 4, 1968, Prague) was a Czechoslovak paleontologist, geologist, and science popularizer. From 1921 to 1925 Augusta studied at the university in Brno.
- Between 1933 and 1968 he held posts at the Charles University in Prague as lecturer, professor, and dean of the faculty. In addition to his scientific work (about 120 publications), Augusta wrote about twenty books popularizing his profession, mostly targeted to the youth.
- He is best known for his reconstructions of fossil flora and fauna, together with the painter Zdenek Burian (1905–1981).
- He also participated in the famous movie Cesta do praveku (Journey to the Beginning of Time) (1954).
