Georg Joseph Kamel
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Georg Joseph Kamel (German: [ˈkaːml̩]; Latin: Georgius Josephus Camellus; Czech: Jiří Josef Kamel; Spanish: Jorge Camel; 12 April 1661 – 2 May 1706) was a Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist known for producing the first comprehensive accounts of Philippine flora and fauna and for introducing Philippine nature to the European learned world.[1] A number of Kamel's treatises were published in the Philosophical Transactions, while his descriptions of Philippine flora appeared as an appendix to the third volume of John Ray's Historia Plantarum.
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Georg Joseph Kamel | |
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Born | 21 April 1661 |
Died | 2 May 1706 (1706-05-03) (aged 45) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, zoology, natural history |
Author abbrev. (botany) | KAMEL |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | KAMEL |
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