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Carl Julian (von) Graba

Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (died 1874)

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Born
February 17, 1799
Died
March 30, 1874
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1799

About Carl Julian (von) Graba

Carl Julian (von) Graba was a German lawyer and Royal Danish judicial councillor, and was also a keen ornithologist and one of the first modern researchers to visit and study the Faroe Islands, where he described the local puffin which was subsequently named Fratercula arctica grabae after him. Graba's findings were mentioned in 1872 by Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species. Graba spent three months there in 1828, to investigate what he called the "birds of the North in their home environment", which he imagined.

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Carl Julian (von) Graba timeline

  1. Graba spent three months there in 1828, to investigate what he called the "birds of the North in their home environment", which he imagined.
  2. Graba's findings were mentioned in 1872 by Charles Darwin in his book On the Origin of Species.

The world when Carl Julian (von) Graba was born

Carl Julian (von) Graba was born in 1799. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGeorge Washington dies at Mount Vernon
  • Technology milestoneRosetta Stone discovered in Egypt
  • World population~843M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Adams
  • U.S. population5.2M

1799 versus 2026

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Measure17992026
Population5.2M341 million

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