# Friedrich Welwitsch

> Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch was an Austrian Empire explorer and botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant Welwitschia mirabilis. His report received wide attention among the botanists and general public, comparable only to the discovery of two other plants in the 19th century, namely Victoria amazonica and Rafflesia arnoldii.

*Austrian botanist and explorer (1806-1872)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1806-02-25
- **Died:** 1872-10-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 15.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [弗里德里希·韦尔维奇](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%97%E9%87%8C%E5%BE%B7%E9%87%8C%E5%B8%8C%C2%B7%E9%9F%A6%E5%B0%94%E7%BB%B4%E5%A5%87)
- [Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Martin_Josef_Welwitsch)
- [فردريك فلفيتش](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4)
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- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
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- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [フリードリヒ・ヴェルヴィッチュ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%92%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
- [Вельвич, Фридрих](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87%2C_%D0%A4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85)
- [Friderik Velbič](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friderik_Velbi%C4%8D)
- [Friedrich Welwitsch](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Welwitsch)
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- [Фрідріх Вельвич](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%80%D1%96%D0%B4%D1%80%D1%96%D1%85_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78609)

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