Georg (Jurij) Dolliner was born at Radeče near Zidani Most. He studied in Vienna and became a physician who was also very active in the field of botany. At first, he researched the flora of Lower Austria, then returned to Carniola to Postojna and later Idrija, where he died. During his botanical trips, he collected plants for his sizeable herbarium collection. In it, the type specimen of Carniolan Wallflower (Erysimum carniolicum) was preserved. Dolliner found it in 1826 near Radeče at Grajski hrib above Svibno high up the Sopota Valley.

Specimen of the Carniolan Wallflower (Erysimum carniolicum), found by Dolliner in 1826 near Radeče at Grajski hrib above Svibno and described by him as a new species. Photo: David Kunc

Sheet with Dwarf Birch (Betula nana), which Dolliner collected at Malo polje in the Julian Alps, but later became extinct in Slovenia. Photo: David Kunc

Specimen of the Queen-of-the-alps (Eryngium alpinum), collected by Dolliner on Mt Storžič, which is the only proof that this species once flourished in the Kamniško-Savinjske Alps. Photo: David Kunc

Sheet with the specimen of Pod Grass (Scheuchzeria palustris), which Dolliner collected at Ljubljansko barje. This day, the species can no longer be found there. Photo: David Kunc

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