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.
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1 November 1793 (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
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Died |
19 May 1831 (aged 37) (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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