Robert Christian Barthold Avé-Lallemant (25 July 1812 – 10 October 1884) was a German physician and explorer who was a native of

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. He was a brother to

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Friedrich Christian Benedict Avé-Lallemant (1809–1892) and music critic

Theodor Avé-Lallemant Johann Theodor Friedrich Avé-Lallemant (born 2 February 1806 in Magdeburg; d. 9 November 1890 in Hamburg) was a German musician and music teacher. Family and personal life The son of a music teacher, Avé-Lallemant studied music (French horn, or ...

(1806–1890). He earned his medical doctorate from the

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, and in 1836 relocated to Brazil, where he subsequently became director of a

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for

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patients in

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. In 1855 he returned to Germany, and enlisted as ship's doctor for the Austrian

Novara expedition SMS ''Novara'' was a sail frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Navy most noted for sailing the globe for the Novara Expedition of 1857–1859 and, later for carrying Archduke Maximilian and wife Carlota to Veracruz in May 1864 to become Emperor an ...

with a special recommendation from

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. After the SMS Novara had crossed the Atlantic Ocean to South America in 1857, Avé-Lallemant disembarked in Rio de Janeiro, leaving the expedition. Here he found work as a physician at the ''Fremdenhospital'', but soon afterwards began scientific exploration of the country's interior. During his second time in Brazil. he spent approximately two years performing extensive exploration of the country, having the support of

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. In 1859 he returned to

, where he practiced medicine and became the author of numerous books. He published several books on his experiences in Brazil, including two major works; ''Reise durch Süd-Brasilien im Jahre 1858'' (Journey through Southern Brazil in 1858) and ''Reise durch Nord-Brasilien im Jahre 1859'' (Journey through Northern Brazil in 1859). In 1882 he published a book on the life of 17th century

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Joachim Jungius Joachim Jungius (born Joachim Junge; 22 October 1587 – 23 September 1657) was a German mathematician, logician and philosopher of science. Life Jungius was a native of Lübeck. He studied metaphysics at the Universities of Rostock and Giess ...

, titled ''Das Leben des Dr. med. Joachim Jungius 1587–1657''.

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