German historian, scholar & naturalist - founder of "Naturforschung" or "Nature research" in Mecklenberg
s/o Franz Christian Boll (pastor) & Friederike Brückner[1][2]
studied theology & natural sciences but also was interested in and explored geology, botany, meteorology, petrography and zoology
pursued historical interests with his brother, Franz, with whose family he often lived
chronically ill
1846 founding member, " Freunde der Naturgeschichte Mecklenburgs" (Friends of Mecklenburg's Natural History)
good friend with poet & writer Fritz Reuter
1992 Ernst Boll Environmental Prize established
Fossil, rock & geology collection was in the possession of the Neubrandenburg Museum but is now in the natural history collection of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the Müritzeum.
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