Joseph Arnold
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Joseph Arnold (28 December 1782 – 26 July 1818 in Padang, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) ) was a naval surgeon and naturalist. His specimen collection is in the museum of the Linnean Society.
Born in Beccles, Suffolk, he learned surgery in Edinburgh and received a diploma in 1807. 1808-1815 he worked as a naval surgeon for the Royal Navy, including two trips to Australia (1809 with HMS Hindostan; and in 1815 with HMS Northumberland). After 1815 he unsuccessfully tried to work as surgeon in Sydney, and upon his return trip to England he was stranded in Batavia. In 1818 he worked with Sir Stamford Raffles in Sumatra, where he died.
The largest flowering plant, Rafflesia arnoldi, was discovered by an Indonesian guide working for him and later named in Arnold's honor.
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| NAME | Arnold, Joseph |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Surgeon, Naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beccles, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 26, 1818 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Padang, Indonesia |
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