Ernst Michael Lang

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Ernst Michael Lang (born October 16, 1913 in Lucerne ; † October 21, 2014 in Basel ; resident in Lucerne) was a Swiss veterinarian , zoo director and university lecturer .

Life

Ernst Michael Lang, son of the businessman Josef Lang and Anna née Zumbühl, studied veterinary medicine at the University of Bern and the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover . In 1939 he received his doctorate in Berne Dr. med. vet.

Lang subsequently managed a veterinary practice in Andermatt and was also used as a place horse doctor for the Swiss Army . From 1942 to 1953 he ran a private veterinary practice in Binningen and worked as a veterinarian at Basel Zoo . In 1953 Lang was elected by the board of directors to succeed Heini Hediger as director of Basel Zoo, a position he held until he retired in 1978. In addition , he completed his habilitation in 1963 at the University of Basel ; from 1972 to 1978 he was associate professor for zoo biology.

Lang was then represented on the board of trustees of WWF Switzerland from 1982 to 1986 . He worked as a consultant in the development and restructuring of zoos, such as those in Singapore and Los Angeles, and was an honorary member of the World Zoo Organization . During his time as zoo director, Lang endeavored to keep animals in a species-appropriate manner, for example in groups. His first successes in breeding include the Indian rhinoceros , gorilla , flamingo and spectacled bear .

Lang served in the Swiss Army with the rank of major , he married Trude, née Beermann, in 1938 († 1996). He later married Imma Gálvez. He died in Basel at the age of 101.

Publications (selection)

  • What is the white line and how does it relate to practical shoeing ?, Alsatia, Saint-Louis 1939 ( veterinary dissertation , University of Bern, 1939).
  • with Emil Schulthess : Wildtiere im Kongo, Silva, Zürich 1957.
  • On keeping the beach wolf Hyaena brunnea, Geest & Portig, Leipzig 1958.
  • Goma, the gorilla child - A report on the first gorilla born in Europe, Albert Müller Verlag, Rüschlikon / Zurich 1961.
  • Obstetrics for an Indian elephant, Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft, Therwil 1963.
  • with Rudolf Schenkel, Elsbeth Siegrist: Gorilla, mother and child, Basilius Presse, Basel, Hamburg, Vienna 1965.
  • The pygmy hippo : Choeropsis liberiensis, Ziemsen, Wittenberg 1975th
  • ed. with Heinz-Georg Klös : Zoo animal diseases: diseases of wild animals in the zoo, game park, circus and in private hands as well as their therapy, Parey, Berlin 1976, ISBN 3-489-72716-9 .
  • Out and about with animals: from the travel diary of a zoo director, Buchverlag Basler Zeitung, Basel 1994.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Camille Haldner: Goma's foster father is 100 years old. In: 20 Minuten from October 14, 2013, accessed on October 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Former Director Zolli died Ernst Lang , in: Basler Zeitung of 30 October, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Ernst Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lang, Ernst M .; Lang, Ernst; Lang, EM
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss veterinarian, zoo director and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 2014
Place of death Basel