Ferdinand Leopold von Andrian-Werburg
Ferdinand Leopold Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg (born September 20, 1835 in Vornbach , † April 10, 1914 in Nice ) was an Austrian geologist and anthropologist .
family
Andrian-Werburg was a grandson of Ferdinand Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg and son of Eduard Adolf Joseph Freiherr von Andrian-Werburg. On April 10, 1869, he married the wealthy Cäcilie Meyerbeer in Berlin , the daughter and heiress of the composer Giacomo Meyerbeer , who was born in Paris in 1839 and with whom he had the daughter Gabriele and the son Leopold Andrian . His grave is in the Altaussee cemetery (Austria).
Life
In 1870 he founded the Anthropological Society in Vienna , which he headed from 1882 to 1902. His scientific and ethnological research trips led him a. a. to Bosnia and Herzegovina . From 1879 he was a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy . In 1894 he became an honorary member of the Berlin Society for Anthropology, Ethnology and Prehistory .
Honors and honors
- Honorary citizen of Altaussee
- Since 1974 the Anthropological Society in Vienna has been awarding a Pro Meritis Medal to deserving individuals. This medal bears the portrait of Andrian-Werburg.
literature
- Edith Heischkel-Artelt : Andrian-Werburg, Ferdinand Leopold Freiherr von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 287 ( digitized version ).
- Andrian-Werburg Ferdinand Reichsfrh. from. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 21 f. (Direct links on p. 21 , p. 22 ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anthropological Society in Vienna ( Memento of the original from October 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on January 8, 2013
Web links
- Literature by and about Ferdinand Leopold von Andrian-Werburg in the catalog of the German National Library
Holdings in the catalog of the Austrian National Library Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andrian-Werburg, Ferdinand Leopold von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andrian-Werburg, Ferdinand Leopold Freiherr von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian geologist and anthropologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vornbach am Inn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1914 |
| Place of death | Nice |