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Carl Ulisses Von Salis-Marschlins
Carl Ulisses von Salis-Marschlins or Karl or Charles (28 September 1762 in Marschlins Castle, Marschlins – 16 January 1818) was a Switzerland, Swiss naturalist interested in botany, entomology, and conchology. He was a De Salis, count of the Holy Roman Empire. His first studies were in Jena then at the Academy in Dijon. He was a Jurist. During the War of the Second Coalition he was held hostage in Salins-les-Bains 1799–1800 and later in St. Gallen (1801). Aside from Natural Sciences von Salis was also interested in agriculture, history and education and maintained contacts with researchers from abroad. He traveled often and wrote about his trip to Sicily and Naples in 1788–89. He described in detail the specifics of irrigation of the French Jura mountains. He wrote ''Reisen in verscheidene Provinzen des Königreichs Neapel, Travels through various provinces of the Kingdom of Naples'' (Zürich & Leipzig, 1793), ''Beitrage zur natürliche und ökonomie Kenntniss des Kön ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulysses Von Salis
Ulysses is one form of the Roman name for Odysseus, a hero in ancient Greek literature. Ulysses may also refer to: People * Ulysses (given name), including a list of people with this name Places in the United States * Ulysses, Kansas * Ulysses, Kentucky * Ulysses, Nebraska * Ulysses Township, Butler County, Nebraska * Ulysses, New York *Ulysses, Pennsylvania * Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Arts and entertainment Literature * Ulysses (poem), "Ulysses" (poem), by Alfred Lord Tennyson * Ulysses (play), ''Ulysses'' (play), a 1705 play by Nicholas Rowe * ''Ulysses'', a 1902 play by Stephen Phillips * Ulysses (novel), ''Ulysses'' (novel), by James Joyce * HMS Ulysses (novel), ''HMS Ulysses'' (novel), by Alistair Maclean * Ulysses (comics), two members of a fictional group in the Marvel Comics universe * Klaw (character), Ulysses Klaue, a character in Marvel comic books * Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight, a light novel Film and television * Ulysses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
