Hermann Schlegel
Hermann Schlegel | |
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| Fields | Ornithology, Herpetology |
| Institutions | Natural history museum of Leiden |
Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German
Early life and education
Schlegel was born at Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel's interest in natural history. The discovery, by chance, of a buzzard's nest led him to the study of birds, and a meeting with Christian Ludwig Brehm.
Schlegel started to work for his father, but soon tired of it. He travelled to
Ornithological career
One year after his arrival, the director of this natural history museum,
It was at this time that Schlegel met Philipp Franz von Siebold. They became firm friends and collaborated on Fauna Japonica (1845-1850).
In 1847 he became correspondent of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands, when that became the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1851 he became member.[1]
Schlegel considered
Director of the natural history museum
When Temminck died at the beginning of 1858, Schlegel succeeded him as director of the natural history museum, after having spent 33 years under his direction. Schlegel was particularly interested in Southeast Asia, and in 1857 sent his son
Schlegel took on a young assistant, Otto Finsch. At the same time, he started to publish a scientific magazine, Notes from the Leyden Museum, as well as a vast work of 14 volumes, Muséum d'histoire naturelle des Pays-Bas (1862-1880). He employed three talented illustrators: John Gerrard Keulemans, Joseph Smit and Joseph Wolf.
The end of Schlegel's life was difficult: his wife died in 1864, Finsch moved to the natural history museum at
Schlegel died on 17 January 1884 in Leiden.
His sons are the
(1844-1913).Animal species named for Schlegel
In alphabetical order by common name:
- Eyelash viper (Bothriechis schlegelii), a pit viper[6]
- False gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii) , a crocodilian[6]
- The Giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii), a fish
- Red-headed reed snake (Calamaria schlegeli), a nonvenomous snake[6]
- Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli), a crested penguin
- Schlegel's adder (Aspidomorphus schlegelii), a venomous elapid snake[6]
- Schlegel's beaked blind snake (Afrotyphlops schlegelii), a nonvenomous burrowing snake[6]
- Schlegel's forest skink (Sphenomorphus schlegeli), a lizard[6]
- Schlegel's green tree frog (Rhacophorus schlegelii), a shrub frog[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Herman Schlegel (1804 - 1884)". Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Hubrecht, A.A.W. (1884) Hermann Schlegel. De Gids 48: 539-540.
- ^ Leeuwenburgh, B. 2009. Darwin in domineesland. Vantilt, Nijmegen: 80-81.
- ^ Zijderveld, B. van. 2014. Een Duitse familie in Nederland (1804-1913). Carrièrisme en netwerken van Hermann Schlegel en zijn zonen Gustav en Leander . Van Gorcum, Assen: 111, 226-227.
- ^ Hooker, J .D. 1845. Letter to C.R. Darwin, 23 March 1845. Darwin Correspondence Project, Letter no. 844.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Schlegel", p. 235).
- ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.
Further reading
- Walters, Michael (2003). A History of Ornithology. Bromley, Kent: ISBN 1-873403-97-6.
- Renate Schönfuß-Krause: Hermann Schlegel, Gustav Schlegel, Leander Schlegel. Die Schlegels aus Altenburg. Biografie von Hermann Schlegel und seinen Söhnen Gustaaf und Leander Schlegel (PDF; 5,2 MB). In German language.
External links
Works by or about Hermann Schlegel at Wikisource- Works by Hermann Schlegel at Biodiversity Heritage Library
Media related to Hermann Schlegel at Wikimedia Commons
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