Robert Hermann Schomburgk

Robert Hermann Schomburgk
Born	5 June 1804  Freyburg
Died	11 March 1865  (aged 60) Schöneberg
Occupation	Diplomat, world traveler, illustrator, merchant, writer
Awards	Patron’s Medal (John Wood, For his perseverance and success in exploring the territory and investigating the resources of British Guyana, 2, Eduard Rüppell, 1840)

Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (5 June 1804 – 11 March 1865) was a Holy Roman Empire-born explorer for Great Britain who carried out geographical, ethnological and botanical studies in South America and the West Indies, and also fulfilled diplomatic missions for the United Kingdom in the Dominican Republic and Thailand.