Scherzer, Karl von#
Scherzer, Karl von, b. Vienna, May 1, 1821, d. Gorizia, Italy (then Goerz), Feb. 19, 1903, explorer, envoy. 1852-1855 in North and Central America, 1857-1859 took part in the Austrian "Novara" circumnavigation of the world and 1869 in the Austro-Hungarian expedition to Eastern Asia.
Works#
Reisen in Nordamerika, 3 vols., 1854 (with M. Wagner); Reise der oe. Fregatte Novara um die Erde, 2 vols., 1864/1866 (popular edition); Smyrna, 1873.