Josef Ludwig Franz Ressel was born on June 29th, 1793 in the Bohemian town of Chundrum. His mother was Marija Ana Konvichkova, a Czech, and his father Anton Hermann Ressel, a German. He came from a poor family that couldn’t sustain his studies at Vienna University, and for this reason he had to sustain himself (and even his family) with his works of calligraphy and drawings. One of his drawings was admired by Emperor Franz I who decided to pay for his studies in the newly founded Forestry Academy. Once finished, he became District Forester in Pleterje and later...
