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Robert Hermann Schomburgk

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German explorer, botanist, and ichthyologist (1804-1865)

ScientistsLived 1804 to 1865 · aged 60
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Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk was a German-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies, and also fulfilled diplomatic missions for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic and the Rattanakosin Kingdom.

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Schomburgk's 1840 map of his route through GuayanaSchomburgk's 1840 map of his route through GuayanaMemorial to the Schomburgk brothers in Freyburg, GermanyMemorial to the Schomburgk brothers in Freyburg, Germany

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Patron’s Medal
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Knight Bachelor

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About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1804 to 1865 · aged 60
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17 languages

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