Robert Hermann Schomburgk ( 1804 - 1865 )

Birth: Freiburg, Silesia, Poland (05 June 1804) Death: Berlin, Germany (11 March 1865) Career: Commmissioned by the Royal Geographical Society to explore British Guiana (1835); discovered a water lily grown in England as 'Victoria regia'; Crown commission to survey colonial boundaries, South America; Her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Bangkok, Siam (1858) Honours: Kt 1844 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 9/06/1859.