Heinrich Cotta: Biography, Facts and Career
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Johann Heinrich Cotta (30 October 1763 – 25 October 1844) was a German silviculturist who was a native of Kleine Zillbach, near Wasungen, Thuringia. He was founder of the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry, in Tharandt, and is known as a pioneer of scientific forestry along with Georg Ludwig Hartig, Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Pfeil, Johann Christian Hundeshagen, and Carl Justus Heyer. He was the father of the geologist Bernhard von Cotta (1808–1879).
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- Full name: Heinrich Cotta
- Born: 1763-10-30
- Nationality: Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q66785
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Who is Heinrich Cotta?
Johann Heinrich Cotta (30 October 1763 – 25 October 1844) was a German silviculturist who was a native of Kleine Zillbach, near Wasungen, Thuringia.
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Heinrich Cotta is Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.
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Heinrich Cotta was born on 1763-10-30.
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