About Gustav Vilbaste
Lived 1885 – 1967 (aged 81). Gustav Vilbaste was an Estonian anthropologist, botanist, ethnobotanist, journalist, conservationist and opinion journalist.
Gustav Vilbaste (until 1935 Gustav Vilberg; 3 September 1885 in Haavakannu, Kodasoo Parish – 21 February 1967 in Tallinn) was an Estonian botanist, publicist and conservationist.
He wrote the first Estonian-language keybooks on Estonian flora.
He was an honorary member of the Estonian Naturalists' Society.
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Who was Gustav Vilbaste?
Estonian botanist (1885-1967)
When was Gustav Vilbaste born?
Gustav Vilbaste was born on 3 September 1885 in Haavakannu.
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Gustav Vilbaste died on 21 February 1967 in Tallinn.
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Gustav Vilbaste was an anthropologist, botanist, ethnobotanist, journalist, conservationist and opinion journalist.
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Gustav Vilbaste was Estonian.
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