Josef Dostál (20 December 1903 – 11 May 1999) was a Czech botanist, pteridologist, conservationist, climber, hiker and university teacher.
In 1963 because of his opinions and attitudes he was forced to retire from Prague[1] and moved to Olomouc where he worked for several years at Palacky University.
Professor Dostál was the author or co-author of numerous scientific studies in the field of botany and botanical and morphological terminology and also made a start on the geographical classification of the vegetation of Czechoslovakia.
His professional activities include higher plant systematics, taxonomy, floristics, morphology, phytosociology, phytogeography, Czechoslovak vegetation, dendrology, conservation, genetics and more.
He took an active part in many international congresses and meetings (England, Spain, Italy, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and Egypt).