Georg HW Stein
Georg Hermann Wilhelm Stein (born April 7, 1897 in Ziltendorf , † April 19, 1976 in Berlin ) was a German zoologist . He was a secondary school teacher and self-taught science. He was particularly interested in zoology and geology.
1931-1932 he was with his wife on an expedition in the Dutch East Indies . Stein later worked at the Zoological Museum of the Humboldt University in Berlin .
"Ornithological Expedition Stein" in the Dutch East Indies (1931–1932)
On behalf of the Botanical Museum in Berlin, he left for the Dutch East Indies with his wife Clara in 1930. The expedition was intended as a continuation of Ernst Mayr's expedition to Dutch New Guinea in 1928. The Zoological Museum in Buitenzorg provided two experienced taxidermists . The new ornithological expedition was to explore the island of Waigeu and a few other islands, the Geelvinkbai and finally the Weyland Mountains , the western foothills of the snow mountains . The American Museum of Natural History in New York provided the funds . Stein was selected for this trip through the intercession of Erwin Stresemann and the then director (1921–1945) of the Botanical Museum in Berlin Ludwig Diels . The expedition ended after about a year and a yield of about 3000 birds and 600 mammals.
Discoveries
- Camelotettix steini Günther, 1938
- Echmypera clara Stein, 1932 (Clara spiked nose bag )
Works
- Ornithological results of the Stein expedition, 1931–1932, 1936
- The field mouse (Microtus arvalis Pallas) , 1958
- Skull allometries and systematics in old-world moles (Talpinae), 1960
- Tooth number abnormalities and their geographic variability in insectivors
literature
- Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoological Museum in Berlin: Messages from the Zoological Museum in Berlin , Akademie Verlag, 1967, p. 185.
- Ernst Mayr , Gerhard Heberer , George HW Stein: Species Concept and Evolution (Animalspecies and evolution, Ger.) , Paul Parey Publishing House, Hamburg and Berlin, 1967.
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg HW Stein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Journal for Ornithology: A research trip to the Dutch East Indies , 81st year, No. 2, April 1933 (pdf, 4448 kByte).
- Private homepage: Georg Stein - A son of our community
- Private homepage: On the 35th anniversary of the death of Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Stein
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Stein - A son of our community
- ^ A research trip to the Dutch East Indies
- ↑ Georg HW Stein: The field mouse (Microtus arvalis Pallas) . In: The new Brehm library . A. Ziemsen Verlag, Wittenberg Lutherstadt 1958.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stein, Georg HW |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stein, Georg Hermann Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ziltendorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1976 |
| Place of death | Berlin |