German explorer, botanist, and ichthyologist (1804-1865).
Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (5 June 1804 – 11 March 1865) was a German-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies, and also fulfilled diplomatic missions for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic and the Rattanakosin Kingdom (now Thailand).
Abbreviations: R.H.Schomb.
Occupations: writer, world traveler, surveyor, traveler, scientific collector, merchant, illustrator, explorer, diplomat, cartographer, ichthyologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: German
Dates: 1804-06-05T00:00:00Z – 1865-03-11T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Freyburg
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 25 plants, 0 fungi