Friedrich Parrot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Friedrich Parrot

Estonian Explorer

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1791

Place of Birth: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1841

Profession: naturalist, physician, physicist, rector, biologist, university teacher, botanist, mountaineer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Friedrich Parrot

  • Johann Jacob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (14 October 1791 – 15 January [O.S.
  • 3 January] 1841) was a Baltic German naturalist, explorer, and mountaineer, who lived and worked in Dorpat (today Tartu, Estonia) in what was then the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire.
  • A pioneer of Russian and Estonian scientific mountaineering, he is best known for leading the first expedition to the summit of Mount Ararat in recorded history.

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