Napoleon Manuel Kheil
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Napoleon Manuel Kheil (19 October 1849 – 1 November 1923) was a Czech zoologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Orthoptera.
Napoleon Manuel Kheil was born in Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire on 19 October 1849. He was the owner of a private business school and Professor and author in the field of commercial matters at the Czech Technical University in Prague. HE died in Prague on 1 November 1923.
Travels and translations
He explored the flora and fauna of the Sierra Nevada and other regions of Spain and translated into Czech Pedro Calderon De La Barca's play Life is a dream. Also in Czech he published some monographs related to Spain. Khiel was very talented with regards to languages. Besides Czech and Spanish, he also spoke fluent German, and French. He is buried at Olšany Cemetery in Prague.
