Michal Hieronim Leszczyc-Suminski (30 September 1820 – 26 May 1898) was a Polish botanist, painter and art collector. He was an alumnus of Humboldt University of Berlin.
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Biography
Leszczyc-Suminski was born on 30 September 1820 in Ośno. He married Anne Hudson (1830–1874), the daughter of George Hudson, the so-called Railway King of England.
Leszczyc-Suminski died on 26 May 1898 in Tharandt at the age of 77.
Scientific achievements
He made significant discoveries regarding the reproduction of ferns.
Zur Entwickelungs-Geschichte der Farrnkräuter (German) (English, The Evolution of Ferns (1848).