Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinski von Karwin
Hungarian botanist (1780–1855)
Intro | Hungarian botanist (1780–1855) | |
A.K.A. | Wilhelm Friedrich von Karwinsky von Karwin Karw. Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinski von Karwin | |
A.K.A. | Wilhelm Friedrich von Karwinsky von Karwin Karw. Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinski von Karwin | |
Places | Germany | |
was | Scientist Botanist | |
Work field | Science | |
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Birth | 19 February 1780, Hungary | |
Death | 2 March 1855Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany (aged 75 years) |
Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinski von Karwin (19 February 1780 – 2 March 1855) was a Bavarian naturalist who collected plants and animals in Brazil (1821–1826) and Mexico (1826–1831, 1840). He was born in Keszthely, now in Hungary, and died in Munich. Many plants and animals are named in his honour, including the genus Karwinskia and the species Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican daisy) and Smyrna karwinskii (the butterfly Karwinski's beauty).