Who was Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb?
Q: Who was Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb?
A: Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb was a German botanist known for his taxonomy of palm trees and writing about a Bornean Orangutan.
Q: What is Wurmb's official shorthand?
A: Wurmb's official shorthand is "Wurmb."
Q: What noble family is Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb descended from?
A: Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb is descended from the noble family von Wurmb.
Q: Why did Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb emigrate to Amsterdam and later to Batavia?
A: Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb emigrated to Amsterdam and later to Batavia after a long decision process, during which he decided to leave the woman he and his elder brother Ludwig had both fallen in love with to his brother.
Q: Who married the woman that Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb and his elder brother Ludwig had both fallen in love with?
A: Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb's elder brother Ludwig married the woman that they had both fallen in love with.
Q: What did Friedrich Schiller write about Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb's decision to emigrate from Germany?
A: Friedrich Schiller wrote a short story about Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb's decision to emigrate from Germany titled "A magnanimous act (Eine Grossmütige Handlung)."
Q: What is the significance of the Yellow Lions building in Jakarta?
A: The Yellow Lions building in Jakarta, where Christoph Carl Friedrich von Wurmb lived, is significant as the founder of the Batavia Society of Arts and Sciences (now National Museum) and its well-known library, now the National Library. Though now slightly run down, the building still stands next to Kali Besar in Jakarta.