Robert Hermann Schomburgk
1804
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1865
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country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Prussia
languages spoken, written or signed: German
occupation: explorer, ichthyologist, diplomat, botanist, traveler, cartographer, land surveyor, world traveler, illustrator, merchant, writer
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Patron’s Medal, Legion of Honour, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Knight Bachelor
position held: ambassador
Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (5 June 1804 – 11 March 1865) was a Holy Roman Empire-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies, and also fulfilled diplomatic missions for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic and Thailand. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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