Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld
Austrian naturalist (1807–1873)
Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld (3 June 1807, Vienna – 8 October 1873) was an Austrian naturalist and one of the leading scientists on board the Austrian frigate Novara during its round-the-world voyage. He was heavily involved in the development of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he was a curator.2
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Born Jun 3, 1807, died Oct 8, 1873.1
About
Frauenfeld worked on all insect orders, but mostly on the Diptera. In 1851 he founded, in Vienna, the Zoologisch-Botanische Verein (Zoological and Botanical Society). He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1869.
From Wikipedia’s article on Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
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Career
Occupation: entomologist, scientific collector, zoologist, botanical collector, naturalist, mycologist, botanist.4
- Date not recordedFounded Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft3
Personal life
Awards
- Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Leopold (Austria)9
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- 11Wikimedia CommonsGeorg Ritter von Frauenfeld photo by Adolf Dauthage, Public domain