Friedrich Parrot
Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm Parrot (* 14. October 1792 in Karlsruhe , † January 3 . Jul / 15. January 1841 greg. In Tartu ) was a Baltic German naturalist and explorer. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Parrot ".
Life
Friedrich Parrot was born as the son of the physicist and university professor Georg Friedrich Parrot (1767-1852). From 1807 to 1814 he studied medicine at the Imperial University of Dorpat (now the University of Tartu ). In the same year he graduated as Dr. med et chir. In 1816 Parrot became a member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences .
Parrot undertook a mineralogical trip to the Crimea and the Caucasus with Moritz von Engelhardt in 1811/12 and made barometric height measurements between the Black and Caspian Seas . In 1815 Parrot became a medical officer in the Russian army , subsequently toured southern Europe and in 1821 became professor of physiology , pathology and semiotics , and later (1826) also of physics at the University of Tartu. In 1830/31 he was Vice-Rector of the University of Dorpat and Rector from 1831 to 1834.
In 1829 he traveled to the Caucasus and Armenia on behalf of the Russian government , which had just come under Russian control in the wake of the Russo-Turkish war . As part of this trip, he was the first to climb Mount Ararat on October 9, 1829 in search of Noah's Ark, together with Russian officers and Armenians . Khachatur Abovyan was among the participants .
In 1837 Parrot made a trip to the North Cape . The publication of the results of this last voyage was hindered by long sickness and early death.
The lunar crater Parrot , the Parrotspitze , the Peak Parrot and the monotypical plant genus Parrotia with the only species Parrotia persica are named after Parrot .
Works
- Trip to the Crimea and the Caucasus . Berlin 1815-18, 2 volumes
- Trip to the Pyrenees . Berlin 1823
- Journey to Ararat . Berlin 1834, 2 volumes
literature
- by Parrot (Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm). In: Johann Friedrich von Recke , Karl Eduard Napiersky : General writers and scholars encyclopedia of the provinces of Livonia, Esthland and Courland . Volume 3. Steffenhagen, Mitau 1831, pp. 374–376 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Busch : Prince Karl Lieven and the Imperial University of Dorpat under his direction. EJ Karow, Dorpat 1846, p. 149 ( digitized version ).
- Ludwig Stieda : Parrot, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 25, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, pp. 186-189.
- Arnold Hasselblatt , Gustav Otto : Album academicum of the Imperial University of Dorpat. Mattiesen, Dorpat 1889, p. 22 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Parrot in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Friedrich Parrot at the IPNI
- Parrot . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 12, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 743.
- Picture of the scenic reconstruction of the ascent of Ararat from the picture gallery for the television program Noah's Ark and the riddle of the flood on the website of the station Phoenix
- Life data , EEVA (text collection)
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich Parrot. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ Year of birth according to the information in von Recke and Napiersky, see literature. According to Friedrich Busch's book, this information is based on Parrot's own communication.
- ↑ Entry in the burial register of St. John's Church in Dorpat (Estonian: Tartu Jaani kirik)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parrot, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parrot, Johann Jakob Friedrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naturalist and explorer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1792 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 15, 1841 |
| Place of death | Dorpat |