Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.

Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
Born12 November [O.S. 1] 1793
Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Riga Governorate, Russian Empire
(present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
Died19 May [O.S. 7] 1831 (aged 37)
Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
(present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
NationalityRussian
Alma materImperial University of Dorpat
SpouseChristine Friedrike Ledebour
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, entomology
InstitutionsUniversity of Dorpat
Author abbrev. (botany)Eschsch.
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