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Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (November 20, 1794 - December 10, 1884) was a German naturalist and explorer. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ...
See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...
Rüppell was born at Frankfurt-on-Main, the son of a very prosperous banker. He was originally destined to be a merchant, but after a vist to Sinai in 1817 he developed an interest in natural history. He attended lectures at the University of Pavia and University of Genoa in botany and zoology. Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ...
Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 The Sinai Peninsula (in Arabic, Shibh Jazirat Sina) is a triangle-shaped peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south). ...
The University of Pavia is a university in Pavia, Italy. ...
The University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova in Italian or UniGe) is one of the larger universities in Italy. ...
Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ...
Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ...
Rüppell set off on his first expedition in 1821, accompanied by surgeon Michael Hey as his assistant. They travelled through the Sinai desert, and in 1822 were the first European explorers to reach the Gulf of Aqaba. They then proceeded to Alexandria via Mount Sinai. In 1823 they travelled up the Nile to Nubia, collecting specimens in the area south of Ambukol, returning to Cairo in July 1825. A planned journey through Abyssinia only reached as far as Massawa, where the party suffered ill health. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez(west), Gulf of Aqaba(east) viewed from Space Shuttle STS-40. ...
Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, الإسكندرية — al-Iskandariyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ...
For other places named Mount Sinai, see Mount Sinai (disambiguation) Sunrise on the Mount Sinai Sinai Peninsula, showing location of Jabal Musa Mount Sinai (2,285 meters) is a mountain in the southern Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. ...
The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin Africa Mouth the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nīl), in Africa, is one of the two...
Today Nubia is the region in the south of Egypt, along the Nile and in northern Sudan, but in ancient times it was an independent kingdom. ...
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Massawa is both an island in the Red Sea, and a major city of Eritrea. ...
Rüppell returned to Europe in 1827. During his absence Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar had used specimens sent back by Rüppell to produce the Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika(Atlas of Travels in northern Africa) (1826). Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (June 11, 1786 - May 4, 1845) was a German physician. ...
In 1830 Rüppell returned to Africa, and became the first naturalist to traverse Abyssinia.
Species bearing his name include Rüppell's Warbler and Rüppell's Vulture
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