Person Konig; Charles Dietrich Eberhard (1774 - 1851); botanist and mineralogist Konig Charles Dietrich Eberhard botanist and mineralogist König, Karl Dietrich Eberhard Koenig 1774 - 1851 German Male Brunswick [Braunschweig], Duchy of Braunschweig-Lneburg [modern day Germany], Europe 1774 17740000 British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe 6 September 1851 18510906 Burial: Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Natural history Botany Mineralogy Education: Georg-August University Gttingen (1795-1797); University of Erlangen (1797) Career: Arranged Queen Charlotte's natural history collections at Kew Palace (1800); assistant to John Dryander (Sir Joseph Bank's FRS librarian) (1801-1807); launched and edited 'Annals of Botany'; assistant keeper in Natural History department at the British Museum (1807); keeper of the Natural History department (1813); published geological articles for Abraham Rees's 'Cyclopaedia' (1811); published 'Icones fossilium sectiles' (1820-1825); keeper of British Museum's mineralogical and geological branch (1837) Memberships: Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1805); Foreign Member of the Gttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities (1831) Konig often worked closely with Dr John Sims (FRS 1814) in writing, translating and illustrating the publication 'Annals of Botany'. As assistant keeper for the British Museum's natural history and modern curiosities department, he arranged and catalogued the entire mineralogical collection over the course of a decade. His working relationships with John E Gray (FRS 1832) and Robert Smirke were frequently described as tense. Throughout his life, Konig was in correspondence with German scholars and scientists, e.g. Carl Friedrich Gauß (FRS 1804). Royal Society roles: Foreign Secretary 1830-1837 Committee and panels: Committee of Geology and Mineralogy (31 May 1837) ; Committee of Botany and Vegetable Physiology (31 May 1837) Fellow 18/01/1810 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; ODNB Kensal Green Cemetery 'Famous/Notable Residents' Deutsche Biographie https://kalliope-verbund.info/de/query?q=ead.creator.gnd%3D%3D%22116288728%22 [last accessed: 21/10/2021] ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-13966 1774 - 6 Sep 1851 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/10/2021 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA3679 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/47509857 c25a4449-3b26-4029-bba7-5bc82718abab