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Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, KCMG ( German: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist.
Mar 28, 2024 · plant. Sir Ferdinand von Mueller (born June 30, 1825, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin [Germany]—died Oct. 10, 1896, Melbourne, Vic., Austl.) was a German-born Australian botanist and explorer who was known for his studies of the plants of Australia. After an apprenticeship as pharmacist, Mueller began the study of botany at the University of Kiel.
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Born in Rostock, Germany, on 30 June 1825; died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 10 October 1896. He studied pharmacy and took his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Kiel in 1847. He came to South Australia in 1848 for health reasons. He soon became a great botanical collector and writer. He was Victorian Government Botanist from ...
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Sir Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von Mueller (1825-1896), botanist, was born on 30 June 1825 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, only surviving son of Frederick Mueller, commissioner of customs, and his wife Louise, née Mertens.
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Baron Ferdinand von Mueller was was arguably Australia's most prominent 19th century scientist. He was born in Rostock on 30 June 1825. At the age of 15 he began to pursue a life-long passion for botany by extensively researching the vegetation of the Schleswig-Holstein area, a project that would take seven years.
By Alannah Croom. Baron Sir Ferdinand Jakob Heinrich von Mueller (1825-1896) was instrumental to the establishment and advancement of botany in Australia. Mueller was a keen inland explorer, who collected countless specimens and worked tirelessly at his craft. He produced a bounty of botanical papers, books and memoranda and, during his life ...
Ferdinand von Mueller (1825-1896) was a German chemist and botanist who moved to Australia with his sisters in 1847. He spent a few years in Adelaide, working as a chemist, and publishing papers on botany. In 1851 he moved to Melbourne and in 1853 was appointed Government Botanist by Lieutenant-Governor La Trobe.
