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Georg Schweinfurth
1836 – 1925
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGeorg August Schweinfurth was a Baltic German botanist and ethnologist who explored East Central Africa.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 29, 1836
Riga
Date of death
September 19, 1925
Berlin
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
exploreranthropologistpteridologistzoologistbotanistbotanical collector
Awards & honours
Vega MedalFounder’s MedalGolden Leibniz Medal
- Field and occupation
- německý přírodovědec, botanik, etnolog, afrikanista a cestovatel, narozen v Rize (Lotyšsko)
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