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Dirk Leonard Oskamp

1768 – 1802

Dutch natural history author

Botanist Physician Naturalist

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About Dirk Leonard Oskamp

Lived 1768 – 1802 (aged 33–34). Dirk Leonard Oskamp was a botanist, physician and naturalist.

Dieterich Leonhard Oskamp (1756-1803) aka Dirk Leonhard Oskamp was a Dutch natural history writer.

Works 'Specimen botanico-physicum inaugurale, exhibens nonnula, plantarum fabricam, et veconomiam spectantia' (1789) 'Cineri immortalis præceptoris sepulcrali sacrum' (1792) 'Tabulae Plantarum Terminologicae, adjecta systematis Linnaei explicatione' (1793) 'Bericht wegens de uitgaave van een werk over de medicinaale kruiden' (1793) 'Afbeeldingen der artseny-gewassen met derzelver Nederduitsche en Latynsche beschryvingen' volume 1 (1796) - An adaptation of Johannes Zorn's "Icones plantarum medicinalium" 'Over de natuurlijke en ingeënte kinderpokjes' (1797) 'Naauwkeurige Beschryving van den grooten en kleinen Orang-outang' (1803)

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Important facts

Born

1768

Birth century

18th century

Died

1802

Occupation

Botanist, physician, naturalist

Also known as

Oskamp, D.L. Oskamp, Dieterich Leonhard Oskamp

People in Dirk Leonard Oskamp's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Johannes Zorn

1739 – 1799

Botanical illustrator

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dirk Leonard Oskamp's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Dirk Leonard Oskamp?

Dutch natural history author

When was Dirk Leonard Oskamp born?

Dirk Leonard Oskamp was born in 1768.

When did Dirk Leonard Oskamp die?

Dirk Leonard Oskamp died in 1802.

What was Dirk Leonard Oskamp's occupation?

Dirk Leonard Oskamp was a botanist, physician and naturalist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dirk Leonard Oskamp

· Wikidata: Q21522455

· DBpedia: Dieterich Leonhard Oskamp

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