Hermann von Rosenberg
Hermann von Rosenberg (April 7, 1817 – November 15, 1888) was a German
naturalist born in Darmstadt.[1] He published a few books and several articles concerning his work in the East Indies. In these he describes the geography, zoology, linguistics and ethnography
of the islands.
Biography
In late 1839 he enlisted in the Dutch Harderwijk, and soon afterwards was stationed in the
cartographer, tasked with making topographical
surveys. He spent 30 years of his life working in the East Indies.
From 1840 until 1856, Rosenberg was a topographical draughtsman on
Moluccas and western New Guinea. He was a member of the Etna expedition. Rosenberg had a keen interest in ornithology, and beginning in the 1860s, collected specimens in the Indies for study and classification by Hermann Schlegel at the natural history museum of Leiden. He returned to Europe in 1871, and died in the Hague
, Netherlands in 1888.
Legacy
Rosenberg is commemorated in the
Varanus rosenbergi.[2]
Works
Rosenberg's best written effort was the "Der Malayische Archipel. Land und Leute in Schilderungen, gesammelt während eines dreissigjährigen Aufenthaltes in den Kolonien". Here he writes about the famous
Buitenzorg, and describes the artifacts and customs of the people of Sumatra, Celebes
, New Guinea and the Moluccas. The illustrations in the book were mostly made from wood-engravings, based on Rosenberg's illustrations made on site.
Alfred Russel Wallace named Rosenberg in his book The Malay Archipelago as "Dutch naturalist", "my friend", "old friend", "a German named Rosenberg", and as a person who gave him support on behalf of the Dutch Colonial Government.
References
- This article is based on a translation of the article from the French and German Wikipedia.
- ^ ADB:Rosenberg, Hermann von @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Rosenberg", p. 226).
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