Gustav Hartlaub
Gustav Hartlaub | |
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| Born | 8 November 1814 Bremen, Germany |
| Died | 29 November 1900 (aged 86) |
| Education | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Work on exotic birds |
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| Fields | Physician and ornithologist |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Hartlaub |
Karel Johan Gustav Hartlaub (8 November 1814 – 29 November 1900) was a German physician and
ornithologist
.
Hartlaub was born in
Journal für Ornithologie. He wrote with Otto Finsch, Beitrag zur Fauna Centralpolynesiens: Ornithologie der Viti-, Samoa und Tonga- Inseln. Halle, H. Schmidt. This 1867 work which has handcoloured lithographs was based on bird specimens collected by Eduard Heinrich Graeffe for Museum Godeffroy
.
A number of birds were named for him, including Hartlaub's Gull
.
References
- Beolens, Bo; and Michael Watkins (2003). Whose bird? : common bird names and the people they commemorate. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-300-10359-X.
External links
Media related to Gustav Hartlaub at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Gustav Hartlaub at Internet Archive
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