Editing Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (section)

==Life==
Ludwig Alois Friedrich Köchel was born in the town of [[Krems an der Donau|Stein]], [[Lower Austria]]. He studied law in [[Vienna]] and graduated with a PhD in 1827. For fifteen years, he was tutor to the four sons of [[Archduke Charles of Austria]]. Köchel was rewarded with a [[knighthood]]<ref group="Note">[[Ritter]] is a title translated approximately as "[[Sir]]".</ref> and a generous financial settlement, permitting him to spend the rest of his life as a private scholar. Contemporary scientists were greatly impressed by his [[botany|botanical]] researches in North Africa, the [[Iberian Peninsula]], the United Kingdom, the [[North Cape, Norway|North Cape]], and Russia. In addition to botany, he was interested in geology and [[mineralogy]], but also loved music, and was a member of the [[Mozarteum Salzburg]]. He died of cancer at age 77 in Vienna.