German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist (1780-1857).
Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein (10 January 1780 – 2 September 1857) was a German medical doctor, explorer, botanist and zoologist. He explored parts of southern Africa and collected natural history specimens extensively and many new species were described from his collections by European scientists.
Abbreviations: Licht.
Occupations: zoologist, university teacher, zoological collector, physician, ornithologist, entomologist, botanist, botanical collector, biologist
Citizenships: Hamburg
Languages: German
Dates: 1780-01-10T00:00:00Z – 1857-09-03T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Hamburg
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 22 plants, 0 fungi