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Johann Reinhold Forster (22 October 1729 – 9 December 1798) was a German Reformed (Calvinist) pastor and naturalist who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage, where he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster.
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), author and naturalist, was born on 22 October 1729 at Dirschau (Tschew), Polish Prussia. His family originally was probably Scottish. He studied languages and history, and became a pastor at Nassenhüben near Danzig.
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Johann Reinhold Forster, he emigrated to England in 1766. Both were invited to accompany Capt. James Cook on his second voyage around the world (1772–75). Georg Forster’s account of the journey, A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World (1777), was based on…. Read More.
Johann Reinhold Forster was 42 when he joined the Resolution as principal naturalist on Captain James COOK's second voyage to the Pacific, 1772-75. His 17 year old son George Forster and the botanist Anders Sparrman (1748-1820) accompanied him as scientific assistants, with a servant.
Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), German/Scottish naturalist and writer, began his career as a pastor near Danzig. After a spell in Russia, he moved to England in 1766, teaching languages and natural history for a short time before producing A Catalogue of British Insects (1770).
author and naturalist. Johann Reinhold Forster (1729-1798), by Daniel Beyel (after John Francis Rigaud) [left, with his son Johann Georg Adam Forster] , 1781? National Library of Australia, nla.pic-an9455835. Biographical Entries. Australian Dictionary of Biography entry. Related Entries in NCB Sites. view family tree.
Johann Reinhold Forster 1729-1798 German naturalist who, accompanied by his son Johann Georg Adams Forster, served with Captain James Cook on his second major expedition (1772-75).
