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Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm

1810 – 1896

German-New Zealand naturalist, interpreter, nursery owner

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About Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm

Lived 1810 – 1896 (aged 85–86). Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm was a New Zealand naturalist.

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm (1810/11 – 23 May 1896) was a New Zealand naturalist, interpreter and nursery owner. He was born in Germany or Austria in about 1810. He was an early settler in New Zealand, arriving in 1839 in Napier (then known as Ahuriri). New Zealand botanist and missionary William Colenso described two plants after Sturm, Cordyline sturmii (a synonym of Cordyline australis) and Calceolaria sturmii (now called Jovellana sinclarii).

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Important facts

Born

1810

Birth century

19th century

Died

1896, Clive

Occupation

Naturalist

Nationality

New Zealand

People in Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

William Colenso

1811 – 1899

Explorer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm's

Hans Christian Ørsted

1777 – 1851

Physicist

Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle

1778 – 1841

Botanist

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac

Frequently asked questions

Who was Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm?

German-New Zealand naturalist, interpreter, nursery owner (1811 - 1896)

When was Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm born?

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm was born in 1810.

When did Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm die?

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm died in 1896 in Clive.

What was Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm's occupation?

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm was a naturalist.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm

· Wikidata: Q5503934

· DBpedia: Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Sturm

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