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Eduard Rüppell
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1794-11-20 ) 20 November 1794, Frankfurt am Main
- Died
- 10 December 1884 (1884-12-10) (aged 90)
- Alma mater
- University of Pavia
- Fields
- naturalist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Place of death
- Frankfurt
- Educated at
- University of Pavia
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Rüppell Eduard 1794-1844.png
- Work location
- Ethiopian Empire
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- Commons category
- Eduard Rüppell
- date of birth
- 1794-11-20
- date of death
- 1884-12-10
- Commons gallery
- Eduard Rüppell
- place of burial
- Frankfurt Main Cemetery
- Commons Creator page
- Eduard Rüppell
- name in native language
- Eduard Rüppell
- birth name
- Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell
- P6944
- Eduard Rüppell
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
- author citation (zoology)
- Rüppell
- P8168
- Boethos
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell, also spelled Rueppell (20 November 1794 – 10 December 1884) was a German naturalist and explorer, best known for his collections and descriptions of plants and animals from Africa and Arabia.
Biography
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