Alberto Vojtěch Frič
Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alberto Vojtěch Frič (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalbɛrto ˈvojcɛx ˈfrɪtʃ], 8 September 1882 Prague – 4 December 1944 Prague) was a famous Czech botanist, ethnographer, writer and explorer. He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl. Long Hunter); in Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.
The standard author abbreviation Frič is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]