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Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

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Baltic German physician, naturalist and explorer (1793-1831)

ScientistsLived 1793 to 1831 · aged 37
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Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.

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Eschscholtz's second voyage, 1823-1826.Eschscholtz's second voyage, 1823-1826.California poppy, Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia poppy, Eschscholzia californica

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Scientists born in the 1790s 6

William Elford Leach51.2Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini51.0Robert Stirling51.3Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge50.9Ludwig Reichenbach51.3William Edward Parry50.8

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1793 to 1831 · aged 37
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25 languages

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