Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay

Russian explorer and scientist.

Nicholas or Nicholai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Миклу́хо-Макла́й, romanized: Nikolay Nikolayevich Mikhlukho-Maklay; 17 July [O.S. 5 July] 1846 – 14 April [O.S. 2 April] 1888) was a Russian explorer and scientist. He worked as an ethnologist, anthropologist and biologist. He became famous as one of the earliest scientists to settle among and study indigenous people of New Guinea "who had never seen a European". Miklouho-Maclay spent the major part of his life travelling and conducted scientific research in the Middle East, Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Pol

Abbreviations: Mikl.-Maclay
Occupations: traveler, geographer, explorer, zoologist, ethnologist, ethnographer, botanist, biologist, naturalist, marine biologist, anthropologist
Citizenships: Russian Empire
Languages: Russian, Latin, German, French
Dates: 1846-07-05T00:00:00Z – 1888-04-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Q4536535
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 1 plant, 0 fungi

1 plant attributed to1 plant:

Musa maclayi F.Muell. ex Mikl.-Maclay 1885
plant species in the musaceae family
Musa maclayi is a species of seeded banana native to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is placed in section Callimusa (now including the former section Australimusa). It is regarded as one of the progenitors of the Fe'i banana cultivars. The plant has red sap and an upright flowering and fruiting stem. The fruits are rounded and arranged closely together in bunches – partly joined along their edges in some varieties. The species was named after the explorer and naturalist Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, who first described it:"Besides the cultivated varieties, which have been obtained by
0
Your shopping cart:
Nothing in your cart yet!Add a device?
ItemCountTotal
$
Log in to load your saved addresses.
< Back to Overview
Loading shipping options...
< Back to Address
Log in to load your saved payment methods.
Pay by Credit Card
or direct bank debit
Purchase Order
Pay by wire or bank transfer
After you confirm your order, we'll email you an invoice and all bank details to complete your purchase.
< Back to Shipping
Processing... Creating order Confirming inventory Processing payment Acquiring shipping Final confirmation (Cleaning up)
Order confirmed!
Summary
Devices$ 0
Plants$ 0
ShippingNot yet calculated
TaxesNot yet calculated
Total$ 0
Address
Shipping
Payment
Start Checkout