Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn | |
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Photograph taken in 1860 | |
| Born | Friedrich Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn 26 October 1809 |
| Died | 24 April 1864 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Dutch (born German) |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist and geologist |
| Years active | 1835-1864 |
| Known for | Botanical and geological studies in Dutch East Indies |
| Notable work | See Bibliography |
Friedrich Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn was a German-born Dutch botanist and geologist. His father, Friedrich Junghuhn was a barber and a surgeon. His mother was Christine Marie Schiele. Junghuhn studied medicine in Halle and in Berlin from 1827 to 1831, meanwhile (1830) publishing a seminal paper on mushrooms in Linnaea. Ein Journal für Botanik.