Schomburgk Dr Moritz Richard
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | Oct 5 1811 |
| Place of birth | Freyburg, Unstrut, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany |
| Date of arrival | 1849 |
| Principal occupation | Arrived on Barque, Princess Louise. |
| Date of death | 24 March 1891 |
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Robert Haysom research "14th July 1868: Letter received by the Corporation from Dr. Schomburgk offering to supply trees and shrubs to beautify the parklands."
After complaining of chest pains on the previous afternoon, he died from a heart attack at the Botanic Garden. The attending Doctor "explained simply that the death was caused by stoppage of the heart's action."
Dr Richard Schomburgk married Pauline Hernrietta Kneib (1822 – 1879) on board the Barque, Princess Louise on 24 June 1849., their children are:
Linna Maria Schomburgk (1849–1850)
Friederika Antonia Schomburgk (1852–1872)
Marie Caroline Schomburgk (1854–
Clara Louise Schomburgk (1855–1937)
Otto Heinrich Schomburgk (1857–1938)
Anna Emilia Augusta Schomburgk (1860–1943)
Hermine Rosalia 'Rosye' Schomburgk (1861–1951)
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