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Georg Wilhelm Steller

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Explorer and zoologist famous for discovering Steller's Sea Lion

Historical FiguresLived 1709 to 1746 · aged 37
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Georg Wilhelm Steller was a German-born naturalist and explorer who contributed to the fields of biology, zoology, and ethnography.

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Steller's Arch on Bering IslandSteller's Arch on Bering IslandA 2009 memorial to Steller in a riverside park in Tyumen, Siberia, where he had died of fever at age 37.A 2009 memorial to Steller in a riverside park in Tyumen, Siberia, where he had died of fever at age 37.

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Georg Wilhelm Steller was a German-born naturalist and explorer who contributed to the fields of biology, zoology, and ethnography. He participated in the Great Northern Expedition (1733-1743) and his observations of the natural world helped the exploration and documentation of the flora and fauna of the North Pacific region.

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deceased
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Lived 1709 to 1746 · aged 37
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