Karl Ludwig Giesecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Ludwig Giesecke

German actor, explorer, mineralogist

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1761

Place of Birth: Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1833

Profession: geologist, poet lawyer, university teacher, stage actor, botanist, librettist, explorer, mineralogist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Carl Ludwig Giesecke FRSE (6 April 1761 in Augsburg – 5 March 1833 in Dublin) was a German actor, librettist, polar explorer and mineralogist.
In his youth he was called Johann Georg Metzler; in his later career in Ireland he was Sir Charles Lewis Giesecke.