Christian Jacob Wolle
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Born1788
Died1863 (aged 74–75)
FieldsBotany.
Christian Jacob Wolle | |
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| Born | 1788 |
| Died | 1863 (aged 74–75) |
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| Fields | Botany. |
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Christian Jacob Wolle, better known as Jacob Wolle[1] (1788 – 1863) was a plant collector, botanist, and innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[2]
In 1816, Wolle married Mary Magdalene Luch (1797–1817), and they later went on to have a daughter called Louisa Arabella.[3] He remarried in 1819, to Eliza Horsfield (1792-1867).[3]
Also in 1816, he became the innkeeper of the Moravian Sun Inn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and undertook renovations and an expansion of the premises, including adding a third floor.[4] In 1824 Jacob became a justice of the peace and notary public.[3] He retired from innkeeping in 1827.[4] Jacob was also an accomplished bassoon player.[5]
