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Born December 8, 1730 • Brașov • Transylvania
Died February 18, 1799 (aged 68) • Leipzig
Notable Works “Fundamentum Historiae Naturalis Muscorum Frondosorum” • “Species Muscorum Frondosorum”
Subjects Of Study moss

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Johann Hedwig, detail from an engraving, 1793
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