Ernst Matthes

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Ludwig Ernst Georg Matthes (born August 8, 1889 in Marienburg (West Prussia) , † September 10, 1958 in Heidelberg ) was a German zoologist .

Life

Ernst Matthes graduated from high school and, after completing his doctorate and habilitation in 1927, accepted a professorship for zoology at the University of Greifswald as the successor to the zoologist Paul Buchner, who was appointed to Breslau in 1926 . At the same time he became director of the local zoological institute and museum and expanded the museum's exhibition collection. In particular, he produced large quantities of teaching materials for the students, including more than 2,000 microscopic slides on the comparative anatomy of vertebrates . During this time in 1936 the Hiddensee Biological Research Institute was included in the 'Greifswald - Rügen observer network for observing bird migration' which it set up. During his teaching activities, he was, among other things, the doctoral supervisor of Otto-Karl Trahms , who received his doctorate in 1936 with a dissertation on the subject of the olfactory organ of Pipa Americana .

In addition, he was a member of the board of the German Zoological Society (DZG) for several years as first vice-president from 1934 and as president from 1935 to 1936.

In 1936 he accepted the call of the Portuguese government to take over the chair of zoology at the renowned University of Coimbra and to found a zoological institute based on the German model. A short time later he founded the Museu e Laboratório Zoológico da Universidade de Coimbra . Kurt Heidermanns was his successor as director of the Zoological Institute and Museum in Greifswald , while Wilhelm Joseph Schmidt became President of the DZG.

Publications

In addition to his teaching activities, he has also published numerous specialist books and articles in specialist journals . His most important publications include:

  • Some remarks on the hearing organ of whales and sirens ( Anatomischer Anzeiger , 1912, pp. 594–599)
  • On the development of the head skeleton of the sirens. 1. The ethmoid region of the primordial cranium of Manatus latirostris (Journal of Natural Sciences, 1912, pp. 489-514)
  • Contributions to the anatomy and evolution of the sirens. 1: The external body shape of a Halicore dugong embryo with a back length of 15 cm (Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaften, 1915, pp. 557-580)
  • A remarkable peculiarity of the Meckel's cartilage of a mammal: Composition of the Meckel's cartilage in Halicore dugong from two pieces lying one behind the other (Anatomischer Anzeiger, 1921, pp. 209–229)
  • Some observations on the development of the siren's skull (Zoologischer Anzeiger, 1921, pp. 73-75)
  • On the knowledge of the cartilage skull of Halicore dugong (Zoologischer Anzeiger, 1921, pp. 139–151)
  • On the development of the head skeleton of the sirens. II. The primordial cranium of Halicore dugong (Journal of the Society for Anatomy, 1921, pp. 1–304)
  • Recent work on the primordial cranium of mammals (Journal of the Society for Anatomy, pp. 669–912)
  • Protective and supporting organs of invertebrates (1923).
  • The thickness ratios of the skin in the Mammalia in general, the Sirenia in particular (Journal of Scientific Zoology, 1929, pp. 345-357)
  • Abnormal mandibular canini in hippopotamus (1939)
  • On the embryology and systematics of the genus Manatus (1945)
  • The Influence of Reproduction on the Lifespan of a Butterfly (Fumea Crassiorella) (1951)
  • The rotation that takes place in Fumea crassiorella (Lepid., Psychidae) before metamorphosis as an example of an autonomous instinctive act (1953).

In addition, since 1944 he has been the editor of Willy Kükenthal's specialist book Leitfaden für das Zoologische Praktikum (Guidelines for the Zoological Internship) and published this book in Portuguese under the title Guia de Trabalhos Praticos de Zoologia .

Web links and sources

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Various sources erroneously state 1956 as the year of death.
  2. ↑ Ulrich Koeppen: 70 years of the Hiddensee ornithological station - an annotated timetable , 2006 ( Memento from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 93 kB)
  3. ^ Anatomy and Embryology , 1936, pp. 678-693
  4. ↑ Board of the German Zoological Society - General Overview from 1890 - 2012 ( Memento of the original from August 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dzg-ev.de
  5. ↑ Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia ( Memento of the original from January 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sirenian.org
  6. ↑ amazon.de
  7. ↑ Ernst Matthes Zeitschrift für Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte , 1939, pp. 181–211
  8. ^ Journal of Comparative Psychology , 1951, pp. 1–13
  9. ↑ Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie , 1953, pp. 12–24
  10. ↑ References to Willy Kükenthal (PDF; 45 kB)
  11. ↑ amazon.de
personal data
SURNAME Matthes, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Matthes, Ludwig Ernst Georg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German zoologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienburg (West Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1958
Place of death Heidelberg