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Georg Forster
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German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

Also known as: G. Forst., G.Forst., G.Forster, Johann Georg Adam Forster, Johann Georg Forster, Johann George Adam Forster

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Known works

  • Kleine Schriften
  • Georg Forster's sämmtliche Schriften
  • Geschichte der Reisen, die seit Cook an der Nordwest-und Nordost-Kü ste von Amerika und in dem noFrdlichsten Amerika selbst von Meares, Dixon, Portlock, Coxe, Long u. a. m. unternommen worden sind
  • Briefe an Ernst Friedrich Hector Falcke
  • Geschichte der Reisen, die seit Cook an der Nordwest- und Nordost-Küste von Amerika und in dem nördlichsten Amerika selbst von Meares, Dixon, Portlock, Coxe, Long u.a.m. unternommen worden sind