Karl Eichwald

Karl Eichwald
Born	4 July 1795 Jelgava (German: Mitau), present-day Latvia
Died	10 November 1876 (1876-11-11) (aged 81) St. Petersburg, Russia
Nationality	Baltic German
Citizenship	Russian Empire
Known for	Describing new reptile species
Scientific career
Fields	Geology Medicine
Institutions	Kazan University, Vilnius University, St. Petersburg University
Author abbrev. (botany)	Eichw.

Karl Eduard von Eichwald (Russian: Эдуард Иванович Эйхвальд, Eduard Ivanovich Eykhvald; 4 July 1795, in Mitau, Courland Governorate – 10 November 1876, in Saint Petersburg) was a Baltic German geologist, physician, and naturalist, who lived his whole life in the Russian Empire.