Philipp Franz von Siebold

Philipp Franz von Siebold
Born(1796-02-17)17 February 1796
Würzburg, Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Died18 October 1866(1866-10-18) (aged 70)
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
OccupationsPhysician, botanist
Partner(s)Kusumoto Taki, Helene von Gagern
ChildrenKusumoto Ine, Alexander von Siebold, Heinrich von Siebold

Jhr. Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (17 February 1796 – 18 October 1866) was a German physician, botanist and traveller. He achieved prominence by his studies of Japanese flora and fauna. He was the father of the first female Japanese doctor educated in Western medicine, Kusumoto Ine.

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