Researching Lorenz Vest
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 115 people with the Vest surname? In that year Vest was ranked number 3464 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lorenz Vest on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lorenz Vest and the Vest Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 189 people with the Vest surname in the UK? Vest is now ranked number 3865 for popularity in the UK. |
Vest Family Tree Databases
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Vest Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Vest surname in the USA? Vest is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Lorenz Vest
Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest
Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest (18 November 1776, in Klagenfurt – 15 December 1840, in Graz) was an Austrian physician and botanist.
He studied medicine in Vienna and at the University of Freiburg, where in 1798 he received his doctorate. After a stint in the military, he settled into a medical practice in his hometown of Klagenfurt (1800). From 1804 to 1812 he taught classes in theoretical and practical medicine at the lyceum in Klagenfurt, and afterwards worked as a professor of botany and chemistry at the Johanneum in Graz. In 1829 he was appointed chief regional physician and health advisor to the Styrian government.
In 1809 the plant genus Vestia (family Solanaceae) was named on his honor by Carl Ludwig Willdenow.
Source: Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Vest
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