| Authorised form of name | Schomburgk; Sir; Robert Hermann (1804 - 1865) |
| Dates | 1804 - 1865 |
| Nationality | German |
| Place of birth | Freiburg, Saxony, Germany |
| Date of birth | 05 June 1804 |
| Place of death | Berlin, Germany |
| Date of death | 11 March 1865 |
| Activity | Career:
Commmissioned by the Royal Geographical Society to explore British Guiana (1835); discovered a water lily grown in England as 'Victoria regia'; Crown commission to survey colonial boundaries, South America; Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, Siam [Thailand] (1858)
Honours:
Kt 1844
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/06/1859 |
| Age at election | 54 |
| Published works | http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85027580/ |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84
Notes:
The date of election is incorrectly given as 2 June 1859, in the Record of the Royal Society 1940. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/9920527 |
| Royal Society code | NA2441 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1859/12 | Schomburgk, Sir Robert Hermann: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MS/257/4/169 | Letter from Robert Hermann Schomburgk, New Kingston, Surrey to Edward Sabine | 25 September 1848 |
| MS/257/4/168 | Letter from Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Surbiton to Edward Sabine | 5 May 1848 |
| MS/257/4/170 | Letter from Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Surbiton to Edward Sabine | 2 October 1848 |
| MS/257/4/167 | Letter from Robert Hermann Schomburgk, 19 Golden Square to Edward Sabine | 5 January 1846 |
| HS/17/178 | Letter, from Robert H. Schomburgk to Sir John Herschel, dated at 19 Golden Square | 8 May 1845 |