Legacy
There is a secondary school in Anchorage, Alaska named after him: Steller Secondary School.
Animals and plants named after Georg Steller include:
- Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
- Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)
- Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
- Gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)
- Hoary Mugwort (Artemisia stelleriana)
- Stellera L. (Thymelaeaceae)
Read more about this topic: Georg Wilhelm Steller
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)