Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein

Baron Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (30 July 1768, Stuttgart - 28 June 1826, Merefa) was an early explorer of the flora and archaeology of the southern portion of Imperial Russia, including the Caucasus and Novorossiya. He complied the first comprehensive flora catalogue of the Crimeo-Caucasian region.

Origin

Friedrich Marschall von Bieberstein is the son of a Colonel from Württemberg 'Conrad Otto Christoph Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein' (17 March 1726 - 25 May 1796), and his wife 'Johanna Theresia Henriette' née Wolf from Ludwigsburg(21 December 1738 - 1783).They married on 21 September 1761.

The 'Marschall von Bieberstein' family can trace its origins back over 800 years to the region today called Saxony in eastern Germany. The current family name derives from Bieberstein castle near Dresden. He had three brothers, 'Carl Wilhelm Marschall von Bieberstein' (1764-1817), who was from 1792 worked in Baden, then in 1800 became President of the Privy Councillor, then 1806 part of the Privy Council (known as the Geheimrat in Germany) and in 1809, Baden Minister of the Interior and finally in 1811, an Envoy in Stuttgart, and 'Ernst Franz Ludwig Marschall von Bieberstein' (1770-1834). All three brothers were graduates of 'Carl’s High School' (Hohe Carls-Schule) in Stuttgart.