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Lewis David von Schweinitz biographical data and personalia
Collection — Box: Small Collections 5
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0248
Scope and Contents
The Lewis David von Schweinitz Bographical Data and Personalia collection consists of biographies, letters, and lists related to Schweinitz's life and his library holdings. More specifically the collection includes an excerpt from Bishop Edmund de Schweinitz's manuscript 'History of the family of the von Schweinitz;" notes and letters about the Nazareth Moravian school which he attended in childhood; lists of Schweinitz's library and its disposition; and certificates of membership in...
Dates:
1817-1938
Lewis David von Schweinitz Botanical Synopses
Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0130
Overview
Lewis David von Schweinitz was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on February 13, 1780 to Hans Christian Alexander von Schweinitz and Dorthea Elizabeth de Watteville both from prominent German families involved in the development of the Moravian community. Schweinitz became a Moravian preacher working in Silesia, Saxony, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In addition to preaching, Schweinitz pursued botany. He examined and described plants collected by Thomas Say, published articles,...
Dates:
1817-1834
Lewis David von Schweinitz "Miscellanea"
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0004
Overview
Lewis David von Schweinitz was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on February 13, 1780 to Hans Christian Alexander von Schweinitz and Dorthea Elizabeth de Watteville both from prominent German families involved in the development of the Moravian community. Schweinitz became a Moravian preacher working in Silesia, Saxony, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In addition to preaching, Schweinitz pursued botany. He examined and described plants collected by Thomas Say, published articles,...
Dates:
1802-1833
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