Johann Reinhold Forster

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Johann Reinhold Forster was an 18th-century German naturalist and ethnologist best known for accompanying Captain James Cook on his second Pacific voyage and for his influential contributions to early anthropology and biogeography.

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Johann Reinhold Forster canonical 19
Georg Forster 5
Johann Forster 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnologist ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
child Georg Forster ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dateOfBirth 1729-10-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1798-12-09 ⓘ
describedBySource historical records of James Cook's voyages ⓘ
educatedAt University of Halle ⓘ
employer British Admiralty ⓘ
University of Halle ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
familyName Forster ⓘ
fieldOfWork anthropology ⓘ
biogeography ⓘ
botany ⓘ
ethnology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
givenName Johann Reinhold ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableFor contributions to early anthropology ⓘ
contributions to early biogeography ⓘ
ethnographic observations in the Pacific ⓘ
zoological and botanical collections from Cook's second voyage ⓘ
notableStudent Georg Forster ⓘ
notableWork Observations Made During a Voyage Round the World ⓘ
occupation ethnologist ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
participantIn James Cook's second Pacific voyage ⓘ
Second voyage of James Cook ⓘ
placeOfBirth Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Royal Prussia ⓘ
Tczew ⓘ
placeOfDeath Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Halle (Saale) ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of natural history at the University of Halle ⓘ
relative Georg Forster ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studied Pacific Island cultures ⓘ
distribution of plants and animals ⓘ
workLocation Halle (Saale) ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

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Second voyage of James Cook → includedScientist → Georg Forster ⓘ
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