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Hochstetter (Dr. Ferd. von)

Austrian geologist who visited Madeira in July 1857, as a member of the scientific expedition led by Commodore Wuellerstorf-Urbair, commander of the frigate Novara. He measured the height of Pico Ruivo and wrote a booklet entitled Madeira (Vienna, 1861).

People mentioned in this article

Dr. Ferd. von Hochstetter
Austrian geologist

Years mentioned in this article

1857
Year of the geologist Dr. Ferd. von Hochstetter's visit to Madeira
1861
Year of publication of the booklet entitled Madeira by the geologist Dr. Ferd. von Hochstetter

Locations mentioned in this article

Madeira
Island visited by the geologist Dr. Ferd. von Hochstetter