Wilhelm August Heinrich Blasius ( German: Wilhelm August Heinrich Blasius ; July 5, 1845 , Braunschweig - May 31, 1912 , Braunschweig ) - German secret court counselor and ornithologist .
| Wilhelm August Heinrich Blasius | |
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| him. Wilhelm august heinrich blasius | |
| Date of Birth | July 5, 1845 |
| Place of Birth | Braunschweig |
| Date of death | May 31, 1912 (66 years old) |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |
| A country | German Union, German Empire |
| Scientific field | Ornithology |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " W. Blasius " . |
Life
Wilhelm Blasius was the second son of the zoologist Johann Heinrich Blasius in Braunschweig. He studied medicine in Braunschweig, Göttingen and Zurich , graduating in 1868. In 1871, he passed from his father the position of director of the Museum of Natural History and the Braunschweig. In 1872, he became a professor of zoology and botany at the Technical University of Braunschweig . During his work, Blasius devoted himself to the protection of animals and the homeland, as well as to the study of the prehistoric period of Lower Saxony. In 1874, he became secretary of the German Society of Ornithologists . Along with this, Blasius sought to give international respect to the Museum of Natural History in Braunschweig by buying and selling stuffed animals and bird eggs. The most valuable receipts for the museum came primarily from the Philippines , Sulawesi , the Moluccas and Bolivia .
In 1907, William Blasius participated in the 7. International Zoological Congress in Boston .
On May 31, 1912, after a long illness, he died. The tombstone is in the Cemetery .
The most famous works of Blasius include a monograph on the wingless eider , published in 1903. In addition, Blasius described several taxa.
William Blasius was a member of Leopoldina and a corresponding member of the American Union of Ornithologists . In 1892, Blasius was awarded the degree of Doctor of Science at the University of Padua .
Taxa
The following bird species have been described by William Blasius:
- Celebes Hawk ( Accipiter nanus ) (Blasius, W, 1897)
- Pachycephala homeyeri ( Pachycephala homeyeri ) (Blasius, WH, 1890)
- Malay woolly-necked stork ( Ciconia stormi ) (Blasius, W, 1896)
- Goloshoshkoy nectar box ( Arachnothera clarae ) (Blasius, WH, 1890)
- White Eye of Nerkorn ( Zosterops nehrkorni ) (Blasius, 1888)
- Red- headed flower-sucker ( Dicaeum nehrkorni ) (Blasius, W, 1886)
- Palawan Flycatcher ( Ficedula platenae ) (Blasius, W, 1888)
- Blue-headed Rocket-tailed Parrot ( Prioniturus platenae ) (Blasius, W, 1888)
- Philippine Hairy Thimelia ( Ptilocichla mindanensis ) (Blasius, WH, 1890)
- Sulawes Cowgirl ( Aramidopsis plateni ) (Blasius, W, 1886)
- Stachyris plateni ( Stachyris plateni ) (Blasius, WH, 1890),
as well as subspecies of birds:
- Turnix suscitator haynaldi ( Turnix suscitator haynaldi ) (Blasius, W, 1888)
- Merops philippinus celebensis ( Merops philippinus celebensis ) (Blasius, W, 1885)
- Green Imperial Dove ( Ducula aenea palawanensis ) (Blasius, WH, 1888)
- Harpactes diardii sumatranus ( Harpactes diardii sumatranus ) (Blasius, W, 1896)
- Strix seloputo wiepkeni ( Strix seloputo wiepkeni ) (Blasius, W, 1888)
- Ceyx lepidus margarethae ( Ceyx lepidus margarethae ) (Blasius, W, 1890)
- Dryocopus javensis suluensis ( Dryocopus javensis suluensis ) (Blasius, W, 1890)
Together with his friend Adolf Nercorn, he described a subspecies of Phaenicophaeus curvirostris borneensis ( Phaenicophaeus curvirostris borneensis ) (Blasius, W & Nehrkorn, 1881)
Proceedings (selection)
- 1883: Vögel von Borneo (with Friedrich Grabowski)
- 1884: Zur Geschichte der Ueberreste von Alca impennis Linn.
- 1891: Die faunistische Litteratur Braunschweigs und der Nachbargebiete mit Einschluss des ganzen Harzes
- 1900: Die anthropologische Litteratur Braunschweigs und der Nachbargebiete mit Einschluss des ganzen Harzes
- 1903: Der Riesenalk, Alca impennis L. In: “Naumann, Naturgeschichte der Vögel Mitteleuropas ... Sonderabdruck aus Bd. XII. der Jubiläums-Ausgabe “
Literature
- Ludwig Gebhardt: Die Ornithologen Mitteleuropas . AULA-Verlag, Wiebelsheim. 2006 ISBN 3-89104-680-4
- Verfasser ungenannt: Notes and News - Wilhelm August Heinrich Blasius (Obituary) In: The Auk Vol 29: S. 571.
- Otto Finsch: Nachruf für Wilhelm Blasius In: Ibis Vol 9 (6). 1912: S. 660–661 Online (link not available)
- Adolph Nehrkorn: Nachruf für Wilhelm Blasius In: Journal für Ornithologie Heft 60. 1912. S. 619–620 Online