Carlo von Erlanger

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Carl Viktor Heinrich Freiherr von Erlanger (1872–1904)

Carlo Freiherr von Erlanger actually Carl Viktor Heinrich Freiherr von Erlanger (born September 5, 1872 in Nieder-Ingelheim , † September 4, 1904 near Salzburg ) was a German explorer and ornithologist .

Life

Carlo von Erlanger was the youngest son of the banker Wilhelm Hermann Carl von Erlanger and his wife Caroline née Bernus. From 1891 Erlanger studied ornithology at the University of Lausanne . During this time his first expedition to North Africa took place , which took him four months through the Tunisian desert. After his return, von Erlanger deepened his studies in Cambridge and Berlin .

In the winter of 1896/1897 he set out on a second North Africa expedition. After his return in the spring of 1897, he initially devoted himself to evaluating the trip, but shortly afterwards began planning a third expedition that would take him through the British protected areas in Somaliland and East Africa . He began this journey in 1899. Together with Oscar Neumann , he toured East Africa for two years. Stations included Zeyla , Harar and Addis Ababa as well as the land of Ennia and Arussi Galla .

During this time Erlanger collected over 20,000 insects , more than 10,000 bird hides and other animals.

Photo of Carlo von Erlanger on his expedition to Tunisia 1896–1897
Grave of Erlangen in the Nieder-Ingelheimer Friedhof

Carlo von Erlanger died in a car accident near Salzburg the day before his 32nd birthday. His body was brought home and buried in the family grave there in the Nieder-Ingelheim cemetery.

In 1917 Erlanger's collection was split up by his mother. The Senckenberg Museum received a large part . A part went to the city of Nieder-Ingelheim, which took this as an opportunity to open its first museum.

The following species are named after Erlanger :

Works (selection)

  • Contributions to the avifauna of Tunisia . In: Journal for Ornithology (=  5 ). tape 46 , no. 3 , 1898, p. 377-497 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Contributions to the avifauna of Tunisia . In: Journal for Ornithology (=  5 ). tape 47 , no. 2 , 1899, pp. 213-286 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Contributions to the avifauna of Tunisia . In: Journal for Ornithology (=  5 ). tape 47 , no. 3 , 1899, pp. 309-374 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Contributions to the avifauna of Tunisia . In: Journal for Ornithology (=  5 ). tape 47 , no. 4 , 1899, pp. 449-532 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Contributions to the avifauna of Tunisia . In: Journal for Ornithology (=  5 ). tape 48 , no. 1 , 1900, p. 1-105 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Some new species from Northeast Africa . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 9 , no. 12 , 1901, pp. 181-183 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • At the court of Emperor Menelik . In: The week . tape 3 , 1901, pp. 1961-1964 .
  • Contributions to the bird fauna of Northeast Africa with a special focus on zoo geography . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 52 , no. 2 , 1904, pp. 137-244 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Research trip through South Shoah, Galla and the Somali countries Contributions to the bird fauna of Northeast Africa, with special consideration of zoogeography . tape 1 . Society for Geography in Berlin, Berlin 1904.
  • Research trip through South Shoah, Galla and the Somali countries Contributions to the bird fauna of Northeast Africa, with special consideration of zoogeography . tape 2 . Society for Geography in Berlin, Berlin 1904.
  • Contributions to the bird fauna of Northeast Africa with a special focus on zoo geography . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 53 , no. 1 , 1905, pp. 42-158 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Angelika Schulz-Parthu (Ed.): Like a look into the land of a more beautiful Eden . Leinpfad, Ingelheim 1997, ISBN 3-9805837-1-6 .

literature

  • Otto Kleinschmidt: Carlo Freiherr von Erlanger . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 53 , no. 1 , 1905, pp. 34-41 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Hermann Hocke: Carlo Freiherr von Erlanger † . In: Zeitschrift fur Oologie . tape 14 , no. 7 , 1904, pp. 97-98 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Wilhelm Kobelt : Carlo von Erlanger † With portrait . In: Report of the Senckenberg Natural Research Society in Frankfurt am Main . 1905, p. 43-55 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Ernst Emmerling:  Erlanger, Carlo Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 592 f. ( Digitized version ).
  • Oscar Neumann: From the Somali coast through southern Ethiopia to Sudan . In: Journal of the Society for Geography in Berlin . 1902, p. 7–32 ( digizeitschriften.de ).
  • Oscar Neumann: Birds of the Shoah and South Ethiopia . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 54 , no. 3 , 1906, pp. 229-300 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Oscar Neumann: Revisions of African Bird Groups . In: Journal of Ornithology . tape 55 , no. 3 , 1907, pp. 343-379 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Anton Reichenow: The birds of Africa . tape 3 . Neudamm Verlag J. Neumann, Morschen / Heina 1905 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Ernst Ahl: About a frog collection from northeast Africa and Arabia . In: Messages from the Zoological Museum in Berlin . tape 11 , no. 1 , 1924, p. 1-12 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Web links

Commons : Carlo von Erlanger  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Oscar Neumann (1906), p. 239.
  2. ↑ Oscar Neumann (1907), p. 353.
  3. ↑ Ernst Ahl, p. 5.
  4. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 832.
  5. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 830.
  6. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 617.
  7. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 496.
personal data
SURNAME Erlanger, Carlo von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Erlanger, Carlo Freiherr von; Erlanger, Carl Viktor Heinrich Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ornithologist and explorer
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Nieder-Ingelheim , Grand Duchy of Hesse , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH 4th September 1904
Place of death near Salzburg , Kronland Salzburg , Austria-Hungary