Reginald Koettlitz blue plaque
Overview
Reginald Koettlitz blue plaque at Dover College, Folkestone Road entrance, Dover, England records Reginald Koettlitz. Its saved words give the local connection directly: “In recognition of Dr Reginald Koettlitz 1860-1916 Expedition surgeon, geologist and botanist who journeyed to the Arctic, Antarctic, East Africa and the Amazon Dover resident and pupil of…”
Why it was made
This marker was made to keep the connection between Reginald Koettlitz and Dover College, Folkestone Road entrance, Dover, England visible. The source dates the plaque to 2016. Open Plaques connects Dover Society with this marker. The saved record does not add a separate unveiling story unless the inscription itself gives one.
People and events
The plaque's exact saved inscription reads: “In recognition of Dr Reginald Koettlitz 1860-1916 Expedition surgeon, geologist and botanist who journeyed to the Arctic, Antarctic, East Africa and the Amazon Dover resident and pupil of Dover College”. The people list identifies Reginald Koettlitz, described in the source as surgeon.
How it worked
The source records a blue plaque at Dover College, Folkestone Road entrance, Dover, England. A person reading it there can connect the named people, work or event to the exact local setting rather than to a loose biography elsewhere.
What remains
The saved Open Plaques entry was marked current when this account was checked. Its individual source page is plaque 58274; this account does not turn that saved record into a promise about present access or condition.
Why it mattered
The local value is the precise link between Reginald Koettlitz and Dover College, Folkestone Road entrance, Dover, England. The plaque preserves that small piece of evidence in public view, so the action, residence, work or event in its own words is not reduced to a name and dates alone.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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