Alexander von Middendorff
1815
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1894
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Russian Empire
native language: Russian
languages spoken, written or signed: Russian
educated at: медыцынскі факультэт Юр’еўскага ўніверсітэта, University of Wrocław, University of Vienna, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
occupation: biologist, explorer, zoologist, ornithologist, botanist, university teacher, land owner, physician
Alexander Theodor von Middendorff (Russian: Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ми́ддендорф; tr. Aleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf; 18 August 1815 – 24 January 1894) was a Russian zoologist and explorer of Baltic German and Estonian extraction. He is known for his expedition 1843–45 to the extreme north and east of Siberia, describing the effects of permafrost on the spread of animals and plants. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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