Ferdinand Jakob von Mueller |
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von Mueller |
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Given
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Ferdinand Jakob |
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DOB |
1825
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DOD |
10 October 1896 |
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of Birth: |
Rostock, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Place
of Death: |
South Yarra, Melbourne, Vic |
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Pharmacist
Botanist
Explorer |
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Voyages:
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"Hermann von Beckerath" from Bremen arr. Adelaide 15 December 1847
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Settled Aus: |
1847
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Adelaide, SA 1847-1852 (ADB)
Melbourne, Vic 1852 onwards (ADB) |
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Positions
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Victorian Government Botanist 1853 (ADB)
For other positions see ADB |
Publications:
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See Ford, ADB, Wikipedia, library catalogues |
Notes:
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He was a trained pharmacist - not a physician as sometimes described - and supported himself in that profession during his early years in Australia
His true calling and principal occupation was botany
PhD Kiel 1846 (ADB)
Not registered as a medical practitioner in Australia |
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References: |
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian Encyclopaedia
Cleland JB. Medical names in Australian geographical nomenclature. Medical Journal of Australia 1934;1:549-57
Ford E. Bibliography of Australian Medicine 1790-1900. Sydney : Sydney University Press, 1976 |
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