Georg Forster
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Johann Georg Adam Forster (1754 - 1794)

Johann Georg Adam (Georg) Forster
Born in Nassenhuben, Westpreußen, Preußen, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Husband of — married 4 Sep 1785 [location unknown]
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Father of , , and
Died at age 39 in Paris, Francemap
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Georg Forster was a naturalist, travel writer, and revolutionary. With his father Johann Reinhold Forster he accompanied James Cook on his second Pacific voyage.

Johann Georg Adam was born 26 November 1754 (according to the tax reference below). He was the oldest of seven surviving children of Johann Reinhold Forster and Justina Elisabeth, née Nicolai. He passed away in 1794.[1][2]

Sources

  1. ↑ Entered by Barbara Forster, Monday, September 9, 2013.
  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #236025710
  • Alfred Dove: Forster, Georg. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 7, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, S. 172–181.
  • Gerhard Steiner: Forster, Johann Georg Adam. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961

Acknowledgements

  • Thank you to Barbara Forster for creating Forster-502 on 9 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Barbara and others.




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Forster-1321 and Forster-502 appear to represent the same person because: Hello, these two are obviously identical. Greetings!
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