Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
Born	12 November [O.S. 1] 1793 Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Riga Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
Died	19 May [O.S. 7] 1831 (aged 37) Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Imperial University of Dorpat
Spouse	Christine Friedrike Ledebour
Scientific career
Fields	Botany, entomology
Institutions	University of Dorpat
Author abbrev. (botany)	Eschsch.

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)^[1] was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant collections of flora and fauna in Alaska, California, and Hawaii.