Georg Anton Rollett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian naturalist
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Place of Birth: Baden bei Wien, Lower Austria, Austria
About Georg Anton Rollett
- Georg Anton Rollett (2 August 1778 – 19 March 1842) was an Austrian naturalist and physician born in Baden bei Wien, Niederösterreich.
- He was the father of poet Hermann Rollett (1819-1904). In 1795 he began his medical studies at the Vienna General Hospital, and during the following years took exams in surgery, obstetrics and animal pharmacology.
- In 1799 he started practicing medicine in Piesting, two years later returning to Baden as a doctor. During his career Rollett amassed an extensive scientific collection that he donated to the city of Baden.
- This collection includes a herbarium of over 14,000 plant species, plus archaeological, ethnographical, technological, mineralogical, botanical and zoological items as well as Franz Joseph Gall's phrenological collection of skulls and busts.
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Source: Eigenscan aus Kräftner: Im Schatten der Weilburg. Baden im Biedermeier. Baden 1988
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Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder
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| Alternative names | Giovanni Battista Lampi | ||
| Description | Italian portrait painter father of Johann Baptist von Lampi the Younger | ||
| Date of birth/death | 31 December 1751 | 11 February 1830 | |
| Location of birth/death | Romeno (Südtirol) | Vienna | |
| Work location | Verona, Vienna, Warsaw, Kórnik, Saint Petersburg | ||
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Source: Eigenscan aus Kräftner: Im Schatten der Weilburg. Baden im Biedermeier. Baden 1988
License: CC-PD-Mark
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