Karl Ernst Adolf von Hoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl Ernst Adolf von Hoff

German scientist

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1771

Place of Birth: Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 24-May-1837

Profession: politician, diplomat, geologist, biologist, botanist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Karl Ernst Adolf von Hoff

  • Karl Ernst Adolf von Hoff (1 November 1771 in Gotha – 24 May 1837 in Gotha) was a German natural historian and geologist. After studying law, physics and natural history, in 1791 he was appointed to a diplomatic post by Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
  • From 1832 onwards he was the director of Gotha's royal science and art collections and he also wrote the five-volume Geschichte der durch Ăśberlieferung nachgewiesenen natĂĽrlichen Veränderungen der Erdoberfläche from 1822 to 1841.

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