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Georg Forster

Also known as Johann Georg Adam Forster, G.Forst., Johann George Adam Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

Person · Open Library

Born: 27 November 1754
Died: 10 January 1794
Works: 140

Top works

Lichtsrahlen aus seinen Werken
Reply to Mr. Wales's remarks
Dissertatio inauguralis botanico-medica de plantis esculentis insularum oceani Australis
Johann Reinhold Forster's Reise um die Welt wa hrend den Jahren 1772 bis 1775
Ansichten Vom Niederrhein, Von Brabant, Flandern, Holland, England und Frankreich

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1514
Active to: 1568

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 204
Total plays: 2,461

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences
· 2007 · cited 54,793x
Statistical power analyses using G*Power 3.1: Tests for correlation and regression analyses
· 2009 · cited 31,498x
Human-level control through deep reinforcement learning
· 2015 · cited 23,789x
SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor
· 2020 · cited 17,431x
Median-joining networks for inferring intraspecific phylogenies
· 1999 · cited 9,980x

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Quotes

“It is very natural to overlook that which is near home, and as it were within our reach, especially when the mind looks forward, on discoveries which it reckons more important, in proportion as they are more remote.”
“[...] each vulgar opinion, proved to be erroneous, is an approximation to truth [...].”
“It is the natural fault of young people to think too well of mankind [...].”
“A man wholly destitute of philanthropy is a monster, justly detested by all mankind; but another, entirely incapable of anger, is a sheepish wretch, liable to be insulted by every mean-spirited villain.”

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Key facts

Born: Johann George Adam Forster , 27 November 1754 ( 1754-11-27 ) , Nassenhuben , Pomeranian Voivodeship, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Died: 10 January 1794 (1794-01-10) (aged 39), Paris , French Republic
Education: Saint Peter's School (Saint Petersburg) , Warrington Academy
Known for: Founding modern travel literature
Spouse: Therese Heyne
Children: Therese Forster , Claire von Greyerz
Parent s: Johann Reinhold Forster and Justina Elisabeth, née Nicolai
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society , 1777
Fields: natural history , ethnology
Institutions: Vilnius University , University of Mainz , Collegium Carolinum (Kassel)
Patrons: Catherine the Great
Author abbrev botany: G.Forst.

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Georg Forster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Johann George Adam Forster, also known as Georg Forster ( German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfɔʁstɐ]; 27 November 1754 – 10 January 1794), was a German-Polish geographer, naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary. At an early age, he accompanied his father, Johann Reinhold Forster, on several scientific expeditions, including James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific. His report of that journey, A Voyage Round the World, contributed significantly to the ethnology of the people of Polynesia and remains a respected work. As a result of the report, Forster, who was admitted to the Royal Society at the early age of twenty-two, came to be considered one of the founders of modern scientific travel literature.

After returning to continental Europe, Forster turned toward academia. He taught natural history at the Collegium Carolinum in the Ottoneum, Kassel (1778–84), and later at the Academy of Vilna (Vilnius University) (1784–87). In 1788, he became head librarian at the University of Mainz. Most of his scientific work during this time consisted of essays on botany and ethnology, but he also prefaced and translated many books about travel and exploration, including a German translation of Cook's diaries.

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