Emil Bretschneider, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emil Bretschneider

Russian academic

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1833

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1901

Profession: physician, botanist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Emil Bretschneider (4 July [O.S.
22 June] 1833 in Bankaushof (now Benkavas muiža, Saldus novads, Latvia) – 12 May [O.S.
29 April] 1901 in Saint Petersburg) was a sinologist of Baltic German ethnicity and a correspondent member of the Académie française.
He operated in the Russian Empire.
He graduated from the medical school of University of Dorpat in Dorpat Estonia, and was first posted as a physician by the Russian legation to Tehran (1862–65).
From 1866 to 1883 he was posted as physician by the Russian legation to Pekin.