Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1981 - 50 Pfennig

Important Personalities, Edition 1981 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes six special postage stamps with illustrations of important personalities. No special First Day Cover Special cancellation from May 5 to July 4, 1981 Important personalities 5O Pfennig value: Adelbert v. Chr. Chamisso (January 30, 1781 to August 21, 1838) He was a botanist, zoologist, geographer and poet. The academy in Berlin, the today's academy of the sciences of the GDR, selected him, who belonged to the important natural scientists and ethnographers of its time, 1835 to the regular member. Chamisso participated in the research expedition from 1815 to 1818, under the direction of O. v.. Kotzebue circumnavigated the world. In addition to numerous geographic-geological, ethnographic and other records, in addition to important discoveries, which included the generation change of the salvia, a Molluskenart, the main result of this trip was the herbaria with more than 2,500 plants. In 1819 Chamisso became Adjunkt at the Botanical Garden and 2nd Curator at the Royal Herbarium in Berlin. Here he edited his collection, which provided new insights for plant systematics and plant geography. Chamisso has also become internationally known and famous as a poet.