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Georg Wolfgang Knorr

German naturalist

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IntroGerman naturalist
A.K.A.Knorr
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PlacesGermany
wasScientist Paleontologist Botanist
Work fieldBiology Science
Gender
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Birth30 December 1705, Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Death17 September 1761Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany (aged 55 years)
Star signCapricorn
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Georg Wolfgang Knorr
Plate XII from "Deliciae Naturae Selectae" (1751–67)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr (30 December 1705, in Nürnberg – 17 September 1761, in Nürnberg) was a German engraver and naturalist.

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  • Deliciae Naturae Selectae Oder Auserlefenes Naturalien Cabinet (1766–67)
  • Les Délices Des Yeux et de L'espirit, ou Collection Generale des Differentes Espèces de Coquillages (1764–73).
  • Sammlung von Merckwürdigkeiten der Natur und Alterthümern des Erdbodens welche petrificirte Cörper enthält aufgewiesen und beschrieben A. Bieling, Nürnberg, 1755
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