Johann Reinhold Forster (October 22, 1729 - December 9, 1798) was a German naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America. He is best known as the naturalist on James Cook's second Pacific voyage, when he was accompanied by his son Georg Forster. Wikipedia
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Johann Reinhold Forster (1729 - 1798), by Daniel Beyel (after John Francis Rigaud) [left, with his son Johann Georg Adam Forster] , 1781?, courtesy of National Library of Australia. www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010371b.htm
