Kittlitz, F. H. v. (Friedrich Heinrich von), 1799-1874

Reminiscences of a trip to Russian America, Micronesia, and through Kamchatka
book chapter 1858

Summary: Friedrich Heinrich, Freiherr von Kittlitz was a Prussian artist, naval officer, explorer and naturalist. He was a descendant of a family of old Prussian nobility. He collected specimens and made illustrations on major expeditions and wrote a few books on his travels. Several species were described on the basis of specimens collected by him and a few are named after him including Kittlitz's plover. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1799-02-16 [2][4]
Birth Place: Breslau [2]; Wrocław [4]
Died: 1874-04-10 [2][4]
Death Place: Mainz [2][4]
Country: Germany [2]
Language: German [3]
Occupation: explorer [4]; ornithologist [4]; illustrator [4]; zoologist [4]; naturalist [4]; botanist [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

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

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