Alfred Nehring
Alfred Nehring (born January 29, 1845 in Gandersheim , † September 29, 1904 in Berlin-Charlottenburg ) was a German professor and from 1881 head of zoology at the Agricultural University in Berlin as well as a zoologist and paleontologist .
Life
At the “Herzogl. Gymnasium in Wolfenbüttel "he was according to his handwritten curriculum vitae" since October 1st. 1871 initially as a regular teacher, then (since January 1, 1874) as senior teacher ”. In mid-March 1881, as a “teacher of zoology at the agricultural college” in Berlin, the Minister of Agriculture awarded him “the title of professor”.
He researched mummified, domesticated guinea pigs from the dead fields of Ancón / Peru and collected important data, which he compared with those of the wild guinea pigs researched by the Swiss zoologist Johann Jakob von Tschudi (1818–1889) . He demonstrated domestication-related differences and in this way scientifically established the ancestry of the guinea pigs kept by the Inca from a subspecies of wild guinea pigs. In 1887 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .
Works
- About tundras and steppes of the past and present: with special consideration of their fauna . F. Dümmler, Berlin 1890 ( archive.org ).
- Fossil horses from German diluvial deposits and their relationship to living horses . A contribution to the history of the house horse. Parey, Berlin 1884.
- About crossings of Cavia aperea and Cavia cobaya . In: Meeting reports of the Society of Friends of Natural Sciences in Berlin . 1893, pp. 249-252.
- New finds of diluvial animal remains from Pössneck in Thuringia . In: Meeting reports of the Society of Friends of Natural Sciences in Berlin . 1899, p. 99-101 .
- The priority of the genus name Cricetus . In: Zoologischer Anzeiger . 1900.
- About the Cervids of Piracicaba in Brazil (Prov. St. Paulo) . In: Meeting reports of the Society of Friends of Natural Sciences in Berlin . sn, Berlin 1884.
- The geological views of the philosopher Seneca . ET Binseil successor, Wolfenbüttel 1873.
literature
- Jürgen Hevers: Nehring, Carl Wilhelm Alfred, Prof. Dr. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Günter Scheel (ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 19th and 20th centuries . Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 437-438 .
- Georg Friedrich Carl Rörig: Alfred Nehring † . In: Zoological Annals . tape 2 , 1906, p. 1-13 ( online [accessed April 14, 2013]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 87 B No. 20075 fol. 54 BC
- ↑ GStA PK I. HA Rep. 87 B No. 20075 fol. 99 BC
- ↑ Cavia aperea f. porcellus - About the origins of our house guinea pigs . beepworld.de; Retrieved April 15, 2011
- ^ Meeting reports of the Society of Friends of Natural Sciences in Berlin , December 19. 1893. No. 10, pp. 249-252; archive.org
- ↑ Culture and history of the guinea pig . ( Memento from July 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) kerstin-pumm.de; Retrieved April 15, 2011
- ↑ Early history of the guinea pigs . ( Memento from July 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) theroots.de; Retrieved April 15, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nehring, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoologist and paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Gandersheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1904 |
| Place of death | Berlin-Charlottenburg |