Researching Christoph Otto
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 165 people with the Otto surname? In that year Otto was ranked number 3414 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Christoph means "Christ-bearer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Christoph Otto on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Christoph Otto and the Otto Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Otto surname in the USA? Otto is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Christoph Otto. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Christoph Otto
Christoph Friedrich Otto
Christoph Friedrich Otto (4 December 1783 – 7 December 1856) was a German gardener and botanist.
He was born in Schneeberg, Saxony. From 1805 to 1843 he was inspector of the Botanical Garden in Berlin. Together with Albert Gottfried Dietrich (1795–1856), he edited the Allgemeinen Gartenzeitung from 1833 until his death in 1856 in Berlin.
The genus of plants Ottoa H.B.K. is named after him. As a taxonomist, he was the binomial authority/co-authority of many species, including numerous plants within the family Cactaceae.
Source: Christoph Friedrich Otto, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Otto
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