Hermann von Maltzan
Hermann Friedrich Freiherr von Maltzan | |
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| Born | 18 December 1843 |
| Died | 19 February 1891 (aged 47) |
| Alma mater | University of Rostock |
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| Fields | Conchology |
Hermann Friedrich Freiherr von Maltzan (18 December 1843,
malacologist known for his work in the field of conchology
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A former law student at the
Asia Minor. After his return to Germany, he took up residence in Darmstadt and later Berlin (since 1885).[1]
In 1866 he founded the Maltzan`sches Naturhistorisches Museums für Mecklenburg ("Maltzaneum"), a natural history museum that the present-day "Müritzeum", located near the city of Waren, traces its origins to.[2]
Around 1879 he founded the Natural History Institute "Linnaea" in
Frankfurt am Main at Große Eschenheimer Straße 45, which was taken over by August Müller
after 1882 and later continued in Berlin.
He was the
binomial author of numerous malacological species, including several within the land snail genus, Xerocrassa.[3]
Publications
- Zum Cap S. Vincent: Reise durch das Königreich Algarve, 1880.[4]
- Michalis Georgiou, Melidoni by Hermann von Maltzan (1843-1891): a German tragedy about the Cretan Question. (Initial Publication), https://12iccs.proceedings.gr/en/proceedings/category/38/34/558
References
- ^ ADB:Maltzan, Hermann Friedrich Freiherr von @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- ^ Urlaub an der Müritz - der Seenplatte - der Ostsee in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Das Müritzeum in Waren-Müritz
- ^ BioLib.cz Xerocrassa
- ^ Google Books Zum Cap S. Vincent
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