Robert von Planta 1864–1937 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Robert von Planta Swiss linguist People from the Same Era August Menken 1858–1903 architect Cologne John Arbuthnot 1861–1931 politician St. Catharines Shimura Gentarō 1867–1930 banker, politician Albert John Chalmers 1870–1920 botanist, microbiologist, physician Josef Krickl 1870–1953 musician Gnadendorf Long Jianzhang b. 1872 politician