Friedrich Welwitsch

Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch was an Austrian Empire explorer and botanist who in Angola was the first European to describe the plant Welwitschia mirabilis.

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Who was born first?

• Friedrich Welwitsch was born 1 year before Robert John McClure
• Friedrich Welwitsch was born 1 year after Robert Fitzroy
• Friedrich Welwitsch was born 1 year after Alexander Burnes
• Friedrich Welwitsch was born 1 year after John Lloyd Stephens
• Friedrich Welwitsch was born 1 year before Hermann Burmeister

Timeline

1. Alexander BurnesMay 16, 1805 – November 2, 1841
2. John Lloyd StephensNovember 28, 1805 – October 13, 1852
3. Robert FitzroyJuly 5, 1805 – April 30, 1865
4. Friedrich Welwitsch (this page)February 25, 1806 – October 20, 1872
5. Hermann BurmeisterJanuary 15, 1807 – May 2, 1892
6. Robert John McClureJanuary 28, 1807 – October 17, 1873

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