Ludwig Leichhardt

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Ludwig Leichhardt was a 19th-century Prussian explorer and naturalist renowned for his expeditions into the interior of Australia and his mysterious disappearance during an overland journey.

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instanceOf Prussian person
explorer
human
scientist
commemoratedBy Leichhardt Falls NERFINISHED
Leichhardt Highway NERFINISHED
Leichhardt River NERFINISHED
suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney
countryOfCitizenship Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateOfBirth 1813-10-23
dateOfDeath c. 1848
disappearanceStatus unknown
disappearedDuring 1848 expedition from the Darling Downs to Swan River
educatedAt Humboldt University of Berlin
surface form: University of Berlin

University of Göttingen
ethnicGroup German
expedition 1844–1845 Moreton Bay to Port Essington expedition NERFINISHED
1846–1847 expedition towards the Darling Downs
1848 expedition from the Darling Downs towards Swan River
familyName Leichhardt NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork botany
exploration
geography
natural history
zoology
givenName Ludwig NERFINISHED
hasCauseOfDeath unknown
hasPartOfName Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt NERFINISHED
hasWork Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia NERFINISHED
knownFor 1844–1845 expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington
attempted east–west crossing of Australia
overland journey from Brisbane to Port Essington
languageSpoken English
German
mannerOfDeath disappeared
notableFor exploration of inland Australia
mysterious disappearance during overland expedition
notableWork Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia NERFINISHED
occupation explorer
naturalist
scientist
placeOfBirth Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Trebra NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath interior of Australia
residence Australia
sexOrGender male
workedIn Australia NERFINISHED
Northern Territory NERFINISHED
Queensland NERFINISHED

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Inner West Sydney contains Ludwig Leichhardt
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Leichhardt River namedAfter Ludwig Leichhardt