Hermann von Schlagintweit is remembered for reaching places that the written record had not yet described.
The record lists Hermann von Schlagintweit as German explorer and naturalist (1826-1882).
Hermann von Schlagintweit was born at Munich in 1826. His recorded nationality is Germany.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, botanist and botanical collector.
What an expedition is remembered for is rarely what it set out to do.
Recognition followed: Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations and Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude.
Hermann von Schlagintweit died in 1882, aged 56. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
- Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude
- Recorded as explorer, botanist and botanical collector
