Andreas von Gundelsheimer (ca. 1668 – 17 June 1715) was a German physician and

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born in

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. He obtained his medical doctorate in

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, afterwards spending several years working in

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. Later in

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he made the acquaintanceship of botanist

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(1656-1708). In 1700-02 with Tournefort and painter

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(1665-1742), he journeyed to

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and

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on a research expedition. His large collection of plants gathered from the expedition were sent to

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in Berlin and

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. In 1703 he settled in

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, where he subsequently became a physician to Prussian royalty. He died on 17 June 1715, while accompanying King Friedrich Wilhelm I to

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gundelsheimer, Andreas 17th-century German botanists 18th-century German physicians People from Ansbach (district) 1715 deaths Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain 18th-century German botanists