Martius, Karl Friedrich Phil[ipp] von, 1794-1868

Contributed to

The Indian folk societies, tribes and hordes in Brazil and several neighboring districts, land and peoples
book chapter 1867

Summary: 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. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [4]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1794-04-17 [2]
Birth Place: Erlangen [2][4]
Died: 1868-12-13 [2]
Death Place: München [2]; Munich [4]
Country: Germany [2]; Brazil [2]
Language: German [3]
Occupation: explorer [4]; pteridologist [4]; botanist [4]; university teacher [4]; mycologist [4]; physician [4]; anthropologist [4]; naturalist [4]; world traveler [4]; cartographer [4]
Employer: Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich [4]
Educated at: University of Erlangen–Nuremberg [4]
Country of Education: Germany [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

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