Richard Maack
Russian explorer and botanist (1825–1886) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Otto Maack (also Richard Karlovich Maak; Russian: Ричард Карлович Маак; 4 September 1825 – 25 November 1886) was a Russian naturalist, geographer, and anthropologist. He is most known for his exploration of the Russian Far East and Siberia,[1] particularly the Ussuri and Amur River valleys.[2] He wrote some of the first scientific descriptions of the natural history of remote Siberia and collected many biological specimens, many of which were original type specimens of previously unknown species.[2]
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Born | (1825-09-04)4 September 1825 Kuressaare, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | 25 November 1886(1886-11-25) (aged 61) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Occupation(s) | Naturalist, geographer, botanist, and educator |
Ethnically Maack was a Baltic German from Estonia;[3] however, the Russian Empire controlled this country during his lifetime. He was a member of the Siberian branch of the Russian Geographical Society.[4]