Peter Simon Pallas

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Peter Simon Pallas was an 18th-century German naturalist and explorer renowned for his extensive zoological and botanical research in the Russian Empire.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf botanist
ethnographer
explorer
geologist
human
naturalist
zoologist
academicDegree doctorate in medicine
countryOfCitizenship Prussia
surface form: "Kingdom of Prussia"

Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1741-09-22
dateOfDeath 1811-09-08
describedTaxon Pallas's cat
pallas’s fish eagle
surface form: "Pallas's fish eagle"

Pallas's gull
Pallas's leaf warbler
Pallas's sandgrouse
Pallas's squirrel
educatedAt University of Göttingen NERFINISHED
University of Halle NERFINISHED
University of Leiden NERFINISHED
employer Russian Academy of Sciences
era 18th century
early 19th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName Pallas
fieldOfWork botany
ethnography
geology
natural history
zoology
givenName Peter
Simon
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
memberOf Royal Society
Russian Academy of Sciences
name Peter Simon Pallas
notableFor classification of animals
expeditions in the Russian Empire
research on Russian flora and fauna
notableStudent Johann Friedrich Gmelin
notableWork Flora Rossica
Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs
Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica
occupation academic
university teacher
placeOfBirth Berlin
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Berlin NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
taxonAuthorAbbreviation Pallas
workLocation Russian Empire
St. Petersburg
surface form: "Saint Petersburg"

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Capreolus pygargus describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
Hermit thrush describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
Mountain bluebird describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
Phacochoerus africanus describedBy Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas name Peter Simon Pallas

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