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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: 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 Aug. 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.
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