Tamas Nendtvich

* Késmárk, 15 November 1782 – †  Pécs, 3 August 1858 / pharmacist, botanist ; ; The family was of Norman origin and fled to the eastern part of Europe due to the persecution of the Huguenots. He began his schooling in his hometown, where as a student he came into contact with Tamás Mauksch, who was also involved in botany. He completed his secondary schooling at the Reformed College in Debrecen. He worked as a pharmacist's apprentice for a short time in Debrecen and Kolozsvár, then enrolled at the University of Pest, where he obtained a pharmacy degree in 1800. Having moved to Pécs, he purchased the Arany Sas pharmacy in 1806 and operated there until 1848, when he handed over the pharmacy to one of his sons, Vilmos Nendtvich. In addition to his work, he was primarily interested in botany and entomology. He listed more than 1,100 plant species during his plant-collecting trips to Mecsek and Slavonia and in his studies published in 1845. He also researched the butterflies of the region and found about 800 species (he gave a lecture on this subject at the 6th traveling assembly of Hungarian Doctors and Naturalists in 1845 under the title "The butterflies of Pécs and their relations to the region"). He also grew fruit trees in three gardens in Pécs and listed the tree species found in the area, including about 200 fruit trees and their pests. He had 12 children, the best known of whom was Miksa Károly Nendtvich (1811–1892), a physician, chemist, university professor, and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.