Carl Ludwig von Hablitz (2 April 1752 – 9 October 1821), also known as Karl Ivanovich Gablits (), was a

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Biography

Hablitz was born in

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, in 1758 his father was invited to work on the

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. Carl arrived at Russia at the age of 6 years. He studied to be a scientific botanist and later taught at the University of Moscow for many years. He was a member of the

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. In 1783 he was the author of a chapter in German: ''Bemerkungen in der persischen Landschaft Gilan und auf den Gilanischen Gebirgen''. His name is given as Carl Hablizl. He was the author of ''Physical description of Taurid area, its position and three empires of nature'' (1785). Hablitz died in

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. He was the maternal grandfather of the Russian composer

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and great-grandfather of the Russian painter

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1752 births 1821 deaths 18th-century German Jews 19th-century botanists from the Russian Empire 18th-century botanists from the Russian Empire Emigrants from the Kingdom of Prussia Immigrants to the Russian Empire {{Russia-botanist-stub