Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (born 1793)

Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Baltic German explorer and scientist (1793–1831)

Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz 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.