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Lorenz lived in Russia where he worked as a [[taxidermist]] in the [[Zoological Museum of Moscow University|Zoological Garden]] of the [[Moscow State University|Imperial University]] in Moscow. He explored the [[Caucasus]] and [[Kirghizistan]]. |
Lorenz lived in Russia where he worked as a [[taxidermist]] in the [[Zoological Museum of Moscow University|Zoological Garden]] of the [[Moscow State University|Imperial University]] in Moscow. He explored the [[Caucasus]] and [[Kirghizistan]]. |
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Lorenz was an authority on [[Tetraonidae]] and [[Phasianidae]]. |
Lorenz was an authority on [[Tetraonidae]] and [[Phasianidae]]. |
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A species of snake, ''[[Ramphotyphlops lorenzi]]'', is named in his honor.<ref>Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lorenz, T. K.", p. 160).</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:24, 7 January 2016
Theodore K Lorenz (1842–1911) was a German ornithologist.
Lorenz lived in Russia where he worked as a taxidermist in the Zoological Garden of the Imperial University in Moscow. He explored the Caucasus and Kirghizistan. Lorenz was an authority on Tetraonidae and Phasianidae.
A species of snake, Ramphotyphlops lorenzi, is named in his honor.[1]
Works
Partial list
- Die Lazurmeise, Parus cyanus Journal für Ornithologie (1871)
- Beitrag zur Kentniss der Ornithologischen Fauna an der Nordseite des Kaukasus (Moscow, 1887)
- Briefliches über zwei neue Fasanen-Abarten Journal für Ornithologie 36, 571-572 (1888)
- Ein neur Bastard - Chrysomitris spinus x Acanthis linaria Journal für Ornithologie 38, 98-100 (1890)
- Die Vögel des Moskauer Gouvernements" Bull. Soc. Nat. Moscou 6, 263-321, 1893 - 7, 337-354, 1894 - 8, 325-350 (1895)
- Über Tetrao tetrix subspec. viridianus Journal für Ornithologie 39, 366-368 (1891)
- Einiges über den von Herrn V. v. Tschudi beschriebenen seltenen Rackelhahn Journal für Ornithologie 39, 405-412, (1891) *Wiederum Einiges über Rackelwild und Hahnenfedrigkeit Journal für Ornithologie 42, 416-425 (1894)
- Wiederum Einiges über Rackelwild und Hahnenfedrigkeit Journal für Ornithologie 42, 416-425, (1894)
- Phasianus mongolicus turcestanicus, nov. subspec. Ornith. Mber., 4, 189-191 (1895)
References
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Lorenz, T. K.", p. 160).