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Welwitsch, Friedrich "Fritz"Welwitsch, Friedrich ("Fritz"), b. Maria Saal (Carinthia), Feb. 25, 1806, d. London (United Kingdom), Oct. 20, 1872. Botanist, naturalist, physician. Went to Portugal in 1839, where he began botanical research of the Iberian peninsula; 1853-1860 research trips to Africa; later lived in England. The desert plant Welwitschia bainesii (= W. mirabilis) is named after him. He shared his scientific collections with institutions in Carinthia and Vienna. Work: Beiträge zur kryptogamischen Flora Unter-Ö., 1834. Literature: H. Dolezal, F. W., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1953.
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