Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London.

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South African History Online. (2012, August 27). Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092645

South African History Online (2012) 'Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London.', South African History Online, 27 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092645 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).

South African History Online, Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092645, (accessed 25 September 2026).

"Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London.." South African History Online, 27 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092645. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Frederich Martin Joseph Welwitsch (66), botanist and discoverer of the welwitschia plant in Namibia, dies in London.." South African History Online. August 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092645.