Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California,... Wikipedia
Born: November 12, 1793, Tartu, Estonia
Died: May 7, 1831 (age 37 years), Tartu, Estonia
Books: Journal Analysis of the islands discovered by the Rurick in the Great Ocean, by Krusenstern. On the diseases of the crew, by Dr. Eschscholtz. Remarks and opinions of the naturalist of the expedition, A. v. Chamisso, Translator's preface. Introduction by Krusenstern. Instructions for the astronomical observations on this voyage, by Dr. Hörner. Preface by O. v. Kotzebue. Journal of the voyage, A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, and more
Author abbrev. (botany): Eschsch