Georg August Pritzel

Georg August Pritzel (2 September 1815, Carolath – 14 June 1874) was a German librarian and botanical writer.

He studied in Breslau, graduating with a dissertation titled Anemonarum revisio. In 1851 he began work as a Hülfsarbeiter at the royal library in Berlin, a post which eventually led to curator duties. From 1855 onwards, he served as archivist at the Prussian Academy of Sciences.