Johann Gottlieb Georgi

Johann Gottlieb Georgi (1729–1802) was a German geographer and chemist.

Georgi was professor of chemistry at St Petersburg. He accompanied both Johann Peter Falck and Peter Simon Pallas on their respective journeys through Siberia. Gergi was particularly interested in Lake Baikal. He wrote a description of his travels in Bemerkungen einer Reise im Russischen Reich im Jahre 1772 (1775).

The standard author abbreviation Georgi is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Georgi%252C Johann Gottlieb
Alternative names	Gergi, Robert
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Date of birth	1729
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Date of death	1802
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