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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