Berchtold naskiĝis en [[Stráž nad Nežárkou]] ({{lang-de|Platz an der Naser}}) (nune en Distrikto [[Jindřichův Hradec]]), en la [[Aŭstria Imperio]].
HeLi graduatedgradiĝis fromel medicalmedicina schoolaltlernejo inen 1804, afterpost whichkio heli practicedpraktikis [[medicinemedicinn]] andkaj devoteddediĉis muchmulton ofde hissia timetempo toal [[botanybotaniko]] andkaj al [[naturalnatura historyhistorio]]. HeLi eventuallyfinfine abandonedabandonis regularla medicalregulan practicemedicinan andpraktikon travelledkaj throughoutveturis Europetra Eŭropo, the [[Middle EastMezoriento]] andkaj [[BrazilBrazilo]]. HeLi co-authoredkunaŭtoris severalkelkajn researchesplorartikolojn paperskun withla brotherbotanikistoj botanistsfratoj [[Carl Borivoj Presl]] andkaj [[Jan Svatopluk Presl]], including an important taxonomic work, ''[[O Prirozenosti Rostlin]]''.<ref name=tl2>Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1976–1988). Taxonomic literature: a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types: Taxon. Lit., ed. 2 (TL2) (2a eld.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. ISBN 90 313 0224 4. v.1 A–G 1976 [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33120313#page/230/mode/1up Berchtold, Friedrich pp. 182–184.] </ref>
AnArda avidproponanto workerpor forla Czechĉeĥa nationalnacia revivalrevivado, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the [[Prague National Museum]]. He died in 1876 in Buchlau (now [[Buchlovice]]), [[Moravia]] (now part of the [[Czech Republic]]).
The genus ''[[Berchtoldia]]'' C.Presl (syn. ''[[Chaetium]]'' Nees) was named in his honor.
