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Philipp Wilhelm Wirtgen

German botanist (1806-1870).

Born December 4th, 1806 in Neuwied.

Died September 7th, 1870 at 63 years old in Koblenz.

Occupations
botanical collector, botanist, scientific collector

Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte