Franz Xaver von Wulfen
Austrian scientist
Died when: 76 years 131 days (916 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Franz Xaver Freiherr von Wulfen (5 November 1728 – 17 March 1805) was an Austrian botanist, zoologist, mineralogist, alpinist, and Jesuit priest.He is credited with discovering the flowering plants Wulfenia carinthiaca, , and .
In 1845 the lead molybdate mineral wulfenite was named in his honor by Wilhelm Karl von Haidinger.
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