Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius was born on April 17, 1794. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
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. His most important work was a comprehensive flora of Brazil, Flora Brasiliensis, which he initiated in 1840 and was completed posthumously in 1906.