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Eltio Alegondas Forsten

1811 – 1843

Dutch naturalist

Naturalist Botanical collector Scientific collector

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About Eltio Alegondas Forsten

Lived 1811 – 1843 (aged 31–32). Eltio Alegondas Forsten was a Dutch naturalist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

Eltio Alegondas Forsten (12 July 1811, Middelburg – 1843, Ambon Island) was a Dutch naturalist.

He studied medicine at Leiden, obtaining his degree in 1836 with a thesis on Cedrela febrifuga, titled "Dissertatio botanico-pharmaceutico-medica inauguralis de cedrela febrifuga". In 1838 he became a member of the Natuurkundige Commissie for the Dutch East Indies, where he would spend the next several years collecting zoological and botanical specimens (Java, Sulawesi, Ternate, Ambon).

Eponymy (birds and reptiles) Forsten's cat snake, Boiga forsteni Purple-bearded bee-eater, Meropogon forsteni White-bellied imperial pigeon, Ducula forsteni Minahasa hooded pitta, Pitta forsteni

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Important facts

Born

12 July 1811, Middelburg

Birth century

19th century

Died

1843

Occupation

Naturalist, botanical collector, scientific collector

Nationality

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Also known as

E. A. Forsten, Eltio A. Forsten

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Eltio Alegondas Forsten's

Hans Christian Ørsted

1777 – 1851

Physicist

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

1778 – 1841

Botanist

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Frequently asked questions

Who was Eltio Alegondas Forsten?

Dutch naturalist (1811-1843)

When was Eltio Alegondas Forsten born?

Eltio Alegondas Forsten was born on 12 July 1811 in Middelburg.

When did Eltio Alegondas Forsten die?

Eltio Alegondas Forsten died in 1843.

What was Eltio Alegondas Forsten's occupation?

Eltio Alegondas Forsten was a naturalist, botanical collector and scientific collector.

What nationality was Eltio Alegondas Forsten?

Eltio Alegondas Forsten was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Eltio Alegondas Forsten

· Wikidata: Q17626646

· DBpedia: Eltio Alegondas Forsten

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