Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultimately settling in Ohio in 1815, where he made notable contributions to botany, zoology, and the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America. He also contributed to the study of ancient Mesoamerican linguistics, in addition to work he had already completed in Europe.
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Male
Date of Birth
October 22nd, 1783
Age
242
Birth Place
Istanbul Province, Istanbul
Date of Death
September 18th, 1840
Died Aged
56
Star Sign
Libra
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