# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-xaver-von-wulfen
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:09:31.850Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/franz-xaver-von-wulfen"
name: "Franz Xaver von Wulfen"
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description: "Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen was an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest. He is credited with discovering the flowering plants Wulfenia carinthiaca, Saxifraga moschata, and Stellaria bulbosa. In 1845 the lead molybdate mineral wulfenite was named in his honor by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger."
tagline: "Austrian scientist (1728-1805)"
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birthDate: "1728-11-05"
deathDate: "1805-03-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump