Wilhelm Friedrich Karwinsky von Karwin (19 February 1780 – 2 March 1855) was a

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n naturalist who collected plants and animals in Brazil (1821–1826) and Mexico (1826–1831, 1840). He was born in

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, now in

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, and died in

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. Many plants and animals are named in his honour, including the genus '' Karwinskia'' and the species ''

Erigeron karvinskianus ''Erigeron karvinskianus'', the Mexican fleabane, is a species of daisy-like flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and parts of Central America. Other common names include Latin American fleabane, Santa Barbara daisy, Spani ...

'' (Mexican daisy) and '' Smyrna karwinskii'' (the butterfly Karwinski's beauty).

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1780 births German naturalists 1855 deaths {{Germany-scientist-stub