Photograph taken at the atelier of Avit Szubert in Krakow circa 1880, cabinet format - dimensions 13.5 x 9.5 cm. on cardboard 16 x 10.5 cm.
Edward Janczewski (1846-1918) - botanist, professor of plant anatomy and physiology at the Jagiellonian University, vice-dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University (1889/1890), rector of the Jagiellonian University (1901/1902), correspondent (1876) and active (1885) member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, secretary (1887-1890)and director (1890-1894 and 1908-1914) of its Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, member of many Polish and foreign scientific societies, author of more than 160 works, including a world monograph of the genus Ribes and a series of works on the variability of hybrids in the genus Anemone, is one of the pioneers and classics of scientific horticulture in Poland.
Photograph inscribed on the front cover. Excellent state of preservation.
