Hans Schinz

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Hans Schinz

Biology

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Botany

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• Biology

Hans Schinz's Degrees

• PhD Botany University of Basel

Why Is Hans Schinz Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Hans Schinz was a Swiss explorer and botanist who was a native of Zürich. In 1884 he participated in an exploratory expedition to German Southwest Africa that was organized by German merchant Adolf Lüderitz . For the next few years Schinz undertook extensive scientific studies of the northern parts of the colony. As a result of the expedition, he published Deutsch-Südwestafrika, Forschungsreisen durch die deutschen Schutzgebiete Groß- Nama- und Hereroland, nach dem Kunene, dem Ngamisee und Kalahari 1884-1887 . This work was an important scientific, geographic and ethnographic study of the colony, and was one of the first comprehensive works on the Ovamboland region. It was during this expedition that he made the acquaintance of the Finnish missionary Martti Rautanen at Olukonda, and named the tree Ricinodendron rautanenii after him.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Hans Schinz?

Hans Schinz is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Basel
• University of Zurich