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Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

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German botanist (1794-1868)

ScientistsLived 1794 to 1868 · aged 74
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Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His most important work was a comprehensive flora of Brazil, Flora Brasiliensis, which he initiated in 1840 and was completed posthumously in 1906.

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Memorial plaque for Martius in Munich, erected 1968 by the State of Brazil.Memorial plaque for Martius in Munich, erected 1968 by the State of Brazil.Travels in Brazil, in the years 1817-1820Travels in Brazil, in the years 1817-1820Route followed by Martius and Spix between 1817 and 1820Route followed by Martius and Spix between 1817 and 1820

Awards 3

1853Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Scientists born in the 1790s 6

Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg53.5Gideon Mantell53.1Eduard Rüppell53.5William Lassell53.0John Lindley53.6Heinrich Kuhl52.8

About this person

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1794 to 1868 · aged 74
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