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  1. Engelbert Kaempfer (16 September 1651 – 2 November 1716) from Lemgo was a German naturalist, physician, explorer and writer known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, Southeast Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693. He wrote two books about his travels.

  2. Engelbert Kämpfer (born Sept. 16, 1651, Lemgo, Westphalia [Germany]—died Nov. 2, 1716, Lieme) was a German traveler whose writings are a valuable source of information on 17th-century Iran and Japan. At Uppsala, Swed., Kämpfer joined a trade mission to Russia and Iran and then went on to visit Batavia, Java (now Jakarta), where in 1690 he ...

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  3. Mar 30, 2016 · Engelbert Kaempfer (1651 – 1716) was a noted scientist, physician to the Dutch East India Company, and an enthusiastic traveler known for his tour of Russia, Persia, India, South-East Asia, and Japan between 1683 and 1693.

  4. Sep 15, 2009 · KAEMPFER, ENGELBERT – Encyclopaedia Iranica. KAEMPFER, ENGELBERT, German physician and traveler to Russia, the Orient, and the Far East (b. Lemgo, Westphalia, 16 September 1651; d. Lemgo, 2 November 1716). He was one of the keenest observers of foreign cultures of his time.

  5. 'Japanese travel more often than other people,' wrote Engelbert Kaempfer, the 17th-century physician, scholar, naturalist and explorer whose 'History of Japan' (1712) was the first full-length...

  6. Kaempfer served as surgeon at Deshima in 1690 – 92 and was able to gather extensive notes on the history, culture and natural history of the country, primarily during his two excursions accompanying the annual Dutch procession to the capital, Edo. Returning to Europe in 1695, Kaempfer began to make arrangements to publish his findings.

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  8. Date: 1728. Medium: Illustrations: copper plates. Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 9 9/16 x 1 9/16 in. (35.9 x 24.3 x 4 cm) Classification: Books. Credit Line: Gift of Akiko Bowers, 1995, transferred from the Asian Art Department. Accession Number: 1995.187.1–.2. View more.

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