Hans Schinz
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Date of birth | December 6,1858 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Zurich |
Switzerland | |
Date of died | October 30,1941 |
Died | Zurich |
Switzerland | |
Books | Conspectus Florae Africae |
Notable student | Johanna Westerdijk |
Job | Explorer |
Education | University of Zurich |
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ID | 1469110 |
Hans Schinz Life story
Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich. In 1884 he participated in an exploratory expedition to German Southwest Africa that was organized by German merchant Adolf Lüderitz. For the next few years Schinz undertook extensive scientific studies of the northern parts of the colony.