Hinrich Lichtenstein

Also known as Lichtenstein, Licht., Martin Heinrich Karl Lichtenstein, Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein, M. H. K. Lichtenstein, Martin Lichtenstein, Lichtenstein, MHK, H. Lichtenstein

German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857)

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Vinony's link graph records 339 inbound references to Hinrich Lichtenstein, and connects out to Adelbert von Chamisso, Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse and Netherlands.

Vinony files it under 1780 births, 1857 deaths and 18th-century German botanists.

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Key facts

Born: Hinrich Lichtenstein , ( 1780-01-10 ) 10 January 1780
Died: 2 September 1857 (1857-09-02) (aged 77)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Martin
Gender: male
Citizenship: Hamburg
Place of birth: Hamburg
Place of death: Kiel
Father: Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein
Occupation: botanical collector
Position held: professor
Educated at: University of Helmstedt
Languages spoken: German
Field of work: zoology
Image: Martin Lichtenstein.jpg
Work location: Southern Africa

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date of birth: 1780-01-10
date of death: 1857-09-03
member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Hinrich Lichtenstein
P6944: Hinrich Lichtenstein
cause of death: stroke
author citation (zoology): Lichtenstein
student: Bernard Altum

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Encyclopedic overview

Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein (10 January 1780 – 2 September 1857) was a German medical doctor, explorer, botanist and zoologist. He explored parts of southern Africa and collected natural history specimens extensively and many new species were described from his collections by European scientists.

Biography

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