Gustav Franziscus Maria (Gustav) Schwartz von Mohrenstern
1809–90
Austrian palaeontologist, zoologist, artist. Studied at Vienna polytechnic, 1823–8. Travelled extensively throughout Europe visiting museums and developed an interest in palaeontology;worked on the gastropod family Rissoidae. As an artist, studied with Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, and was known for his sketches of the area around Baden.
Source
OBL.
Bibliography
OBL: Österreichisches biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950. Edited by Leo Santifaller et al. 15 vols. and 3 fascicles of vol. 16 (A–Zeman Antonín) to date. Vienna: Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 1957–.
letter
