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Osvaldo Heer

Osvaldo Heer

d. 1883

botanist · palaeontologist · foreign visitor

Main article Heer (Dr Osvaldo) Oswald Heer was a Swiss botanist and palaeontologist who stayed in Madeira in 1850–51 and wrote on fossil plants of São Jorge and on tree growth on the island.

Oswald Heer was a Swiss botanist and palaeontologist who stayed in Madeira in 1850–51. He wrote on the fossil plants of São Jorge and on tree growth on the island.

2Chronology

  1. Dr Osvaldo Heer stayed in Madeira from winter 1850 to spring 1851, making phenological observations.

  2. Osvaldo Heer published a study of the fossil plants of São Jorge.

  3. Dr Osvaldo Heer died in Lausanne.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Madeira (4)
  1. 1Funchal
  2. 2São Jorge
  3. 3Jardim Renton
  4. 4Lausanne

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