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Georg Forster

Author · Journalist 1754–1794

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About Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

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“Each eradication of one of these is a gain to science; and each vulgar opinion, proved to be erroneous, is an approximation to truth.”

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“To be free and equal, the motto of rational and moral people, has also now become our motto.”

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