Friedrich Knauer (zoologist)

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Friedrich Carl Knauer (born March 31, 1850 in Graz , † July 31, 1926 in Vienna ) was an Austrian zoologist .

Life

Graves of Guido Holzknecht , Rudolf Kraus and Friedrich Knauer

Friedrich Knauer studied physics, chemistry and zoology at the University of Vienna from 1868 to 1872. In 1887 he became director of the vivarium in Vienna's Prater . He campaigned for the establishment of a zoo on the Schüttel and became its director in 1893.

Knauer wrote zoological textbooks for schools and lessons as well as popular scientific publications and published the journal Der Naturhistoriker . He became a member of the Keplerbund es, which aimed at a reconciliation of natural science and Christianity, as well as a member of the presidium of the Association of German Researchers and chairman of the Austrian Natural Science Society.

After his death Knauer was buried in the urn grove of the Simmering fire hall (wall niche no. 67). His grave is one of the honorary dedicated or honorary custody grave sites of the City of Vienna.

In 1930 Friedrich-Knauer-Gasse in Vienna- Favoriten was named after him.

Fonts

  • The building world of animals. Description of the more important animal structures according to external and own observations . Pichler, Vienna undated
  • The alien amphibians and reptiles. France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Russia, Africa. Described for the nature lover . Vienna no year
  • The reptiles and amphibians of Lower Austria. A faunistic sketch . Vienna 1875
  • Amphibian and reptile breeding . Köhler, Vienna 1875
  • Observations on reptiles and amphibians in captivity . Hölder, Vienna 1875
  • Catching amphibians and reptiles and preserving them for school purposes . Hölder, Vienna 1875
  • Our knowledge of the origin and structure of chlorophyll and its role in plant life . Hölder, Vienna 1875
  • The old dividing line between the animal and the plant world and its overthrow by modern natural science . Hölder, Vienna 1876
  • Germany's and Austria's reptiles . Pichler, Vienna 1877
  • Europe's reptiles and amphibians . Pichler, Vienna 1877
  • Natural history of the amphibian (amphibiology). Pichler, Vienna 1878
  • Natural history of the animal kingdom. Textbook and reading book for the lower grades of high schools . Pichler, Vienna 1878
  • A trip to Schönbrunn . Self-published, Vienna 1879
  • Germany's and Austria's amphibians. Described for the nature lover and described after their life . Pichler, Vienna 1881
  • Concise dictionary of zoology . Enke, Stuttgart 1887
  • To found a large zoological garden in Vienna . 1. Wiener Vereinbuchdruckerei, Vienna 1891
  • Schönbrunn. Instructive guide . Lechner, Vienna 1898
  • Dual form of the sexes in the animal world (dimorphism). Teubner, Leipzig 1907
  • Bird protection and feather industry. A matter of dispute . Braumüller, Vienna 1914
  • Great apes. Your free and prison life . Thomas, Leipzig, around 1915
  • Conservation days. Suggestions for educating our youth about nature conservation for parents and teachers . Thomas, Leipzig 1916
  • Forest walks. To our young hikers for inspiration and instruction . Eckarthaus youth publishing house, Vienna 1924

literature

Wikisource: Friedrich Karl Knauer  - Sources and full texts
Commons : Friedrich Knauer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreas W. Daum: Science popularization in the 19th century. Civil culture, scientific education and the German public 1848–1914 . Oldenbourg, Munich 2002, p. 194, 235, 399, 412, 496 .
  2. ↑ www.friedhoefewien.at - Graves dedicated to honor in the fire hall Simmering cemetery (PDF 2016), accessed on March 7, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Knauer, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knauer, Friedrich Carl (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1850
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1926
Place of death Vienna