de Schack, Edward Baron ♂
Education
M.D. 7.12.1822 gratis on testimonials signed by Richard Lordet M.D., A. S. de Bayaux M.D., G. L. O’Connor M.D., Elias Tardy M.D., M.R.C.S.L. and P. Megnival M.D.(Montpellier), Trnidad.
Birth/childhood
Career
Studied at Prague 1800-1802 and Vienna 1802-1804.
Appointed botanist to ship ‘Vienna’ 1804.
Settled in West Indies 1804 apart from expeditions to North and South America. Established a botanic garden in Martinique and did much other botanical work. Settled a good many years in Trinidad. Collected natural history specimens for Austrian government.
Death
Died at La Guayra [La Guaira, Venezuela]1.9.1824.
Sources
- Gentleman's Magazine 1824 ii 647