Georg von Neumayer is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Georg von Neumayer as German polar explorer and scientist (1826-1909).
Georg von Neumayer was born at Kirchheimbolanden in 1826. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Bavaria.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as botanist, physicist and explorer.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Cothenius Medal, Cullum Geographical Medal, Foreign Member of the Royal Society and honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany).
Georg von Neumayer died in 1909, aged 83. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Cothenius Medal
- Cullum Geographical Medal
- Foreign Member of the Royal Society
- honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- Recorded as botanist, physicist and explorer
