Federico Johow, born as Friedrich Richard Adelbert Johow; (February 5, 1859- April 30, 1933) was a German-Chilean botanist and biologist

Biologist

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 who was born in Kolmar

Chodziez

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, Pomerania

Pomerania

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He began his higher education at the University of Berlin, and afterwards studied zoology

Zoology

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 and botany

Botany

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 at the University of Bonn

University of Bonn

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, where he obtained his doctorate in 1880. In 1882 he took part on a study trip to Venezuela and the Lesser Antilles

Lesser Antilles

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, financed by the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin. In 1888 he was appointed associate professor of natural sciences at the University of Bonn

University of Bonn

The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...

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In 1889 he relocated to Santiago

Santiago, Chile

Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, where he became a professor at the Instituto Pedagógico de Chile. Here he remained for the next 36 years, retiring in 1925. Johow led a series of scientific journeys to the Juan Fernandez Archipelago, and in 1896 was author of a book on the flora of the islands titled Estudios sobre la flora de las Islas de Juan Fernández. He died on April 30, 1933 in Valparaiso

Valparaíso

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