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Also Known As Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell
Born November 20, 1794 • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
Died December 10, 1884 (aged 90) • Frankfurt am Main • Germany
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German astronomer, geologist, and traveler
Frémont, John C.
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American explorer, military officer, and politician
Powell, John Wesley
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Dumont d'Urville, engraving by Émile Lassalle after Maurin
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Chesney, detail from a painting over a photograph; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Oxley, John
John Oxley
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George William Evans
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