Friedrich Morton
Friedrich Morton (born November 1, 1890 in Gorizia , † July 10, 1969 in Hallstatt ) was an Austrian cave explorer and travel writer. His botanical author abbreviation is " F.Morton ".
Morton headed the Hallstatt Museum from 1925 . Between 1937 and 1940 he excavated an important burial ground from the Hallstatt period . He made a major contribution to the exploration of the caves in the Dachstein Mountains near Obertraun .
After the Second World War he traveled to the South American Andes and described, among other things, various plants that are native there.
literature
- Otto H. Urban: Morton, Friedrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 18, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-428-00199-0 , p. 161 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Morton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Friedrich Morton in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Author entry for Friedrich Morton at IPNI.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Morton, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian cave explorer and travel writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gorizia (today Gorizia , Italy) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1969 |
| Place of death | Hallstatt |