Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius | |
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 Martius in 1850 | |
| Born | 17 April 1794 |
| Died | 13 December 1868 (aged 74) |
| Education | University of Erlangen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, exploration |
| Workplaces | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München |
Academic advisors | Johann Baptist von Spix |
Doctoral students | Louis Agassiz |
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Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he traveled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. In 1840 he became the founding editor of Flora Brasiliensis, a comprehensive flora of Brazil, which was not completed until 1906, 62 years after his death.