Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

Also known as Mart., Martius, Karl Friedrich Phillip von Martius

Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he traveled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. In 1840 he became the founding editor of Flora Brasiliensis, a comprehensive flora of Brazil, which was not completed until 1906, 62 years after his death.

Occupation: explorer, pteridologist, botanist, university teacher
Position held: professor
Citizenship: Kingdom of Bavaria
Born: April 17, 1794
Died: December 13, 1868

Family

Franziska von Martiusspouse Ernst Wilhelm Martiusfather

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Also known as Mart., Martius, Karl Friedrich Phillip von Martius

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