Theodor Kleinschmidt (* 6. March 1834 in Wolfhagen, 10 April 1881 on the island Utuaia in the new Britannia archipelago (in former times Bismarck archipelago) was a buyer, traveler and natural scientist.

It made first commercial training. Subsequently, it moved 1843 into the USA. out. In the USA it acquired fast by its business skill in Saint Louis in Missouri reputation and civil prosperity. But its commercial fate was not of duration and a business failure forced it over Australia and Fiji - islands to emigrate and thus from its creditors extract themselves.

It attached connections to numerous native buyers, however again 1874 suffered strong financial Verluste.Das Hamburg museums Godeffroy under the economic crisis helped in this precarious and uncertain situation Theodor Kleinschmidt, by it it a new beginning. He was assigned accordingly to its interests by the museum, the fauna and Flora the still little investigated and almost unknown Duke OF York - islands as well as the Salomonen islands and the new Hebriden to explore and scientifically work on. It was murdered by a tragic mistake 1881 by natives.

He was the uncle of the theologian and Ornithologen Otto Kleinschmidt.

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