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Carl Fischer (homeopath)
Carl Frank Fischer (year of birth unknown – 23 June 1893) was a New Zealand doctor, homoeopath and viticulturist. Biography Fischer was born in Austria, and received a medical degree from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany. He migrated to New Zealand in the early 1850s. Fischer established his successful practice in Auckland after saving Jane Graham, wife of prominent politician George Graham, who was buried after a store collapsed. Between 1855 and 1856 he published 12 issues of the ''Homeopathic Echo'', the first medical journal in New Zealand. In 1857 he founded the Homeopathic Association. In 1858 after the arrival of the ''Novara'', Fischer became close friends with geologists Ferdinand Hochstetter and Julius Haast. In 1869 Fischer moved to Sydney with his family, and by 1877 the family had gone to live in Europe. After the death of his wife Prudence, Fischer returned to Sydney. He was awarded the Great Gold Medal of Science and Art by the Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takapuna
Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore, New Zealand, North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is an isthmus between Shoal Bay, New Zealand, Shoal Bay, arm of the Waitematā Harbour, and the Hauraki Gulf. Lake Pupuke, a volcanic maar and one of the oldest features of the Auckland volcanic field, is a freshwater lake located in the suburb. Takapuna was settled by Tāmaki Māori in the 13th or 14th centuries, who utilised the resources of Lake Pupuke, and a Metrosideros excelsa, pōhutukawa grove called . The grove still exists to this day and was an important location for funeral ceremonies. In 1847, the first European farmers settled at Takapuna, and New Zealand Government, the Crown gifted land at Takapuna to Ngāpuhi chief Eruera Maihi Patuone in order to create a protective barrier for Auckland. Jean-Baptiste Pompallier established St Mary's Seminary, St Mary's College at Takapuna in 1849. The area became a popular tourist destination for wealthy families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Emigrants To New Zealand
Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ** Austria-Hungary ** Austrian Airlines (AUA) ** Austrian cuisine ** Austrian Empire ** Austrian monarchy ** Austrian German (language/dialects) ** Austrian literature Austrian literature () is mostly written in German language, German, and is closely connected with German literature. Origin and background From the 19th century onward, Austria was the home of novelists and short-story writers, including Ada ... ** Austrian nationality law ** Austrian Service Abroad ** Music of Austria **Austrian School, Austrian School of Economics * Economists of the Austrian school of economic thought * The Pirc Defence, Austrian Attack, Austrian Attack variation of the Pirc Defence chess opening. See also * * * Austria (other) * Australian (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
