Georg Radtke

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Georg Alfred Radtke (born September 1, 1922 in Lackmedien , East Prussia ; died July 1995 ) was a German farmer , field ornithologist and author.

Life

Radtke was the author of more than ten bird books a. a. in Horst Müller-Verlag and numerous articles in bird magazines such as the Feathered World and AZ bird information with a focus on parrot birds . His areas of work were u. a. Sea bird protection, duck bird research and experimental bird keeping. He was a member and national and international judge of the AZ . From 1958 to 1966 he was AZ-DWV chairman.

He wrote u. a. the standard work manual for budgie friends - care, breeding and color varieties , which has also been translated into other languages, and the first standards for color budgie breeding in the colored atlas for budgies . The improved standard was presented by him in 1959.

In 1986 he was awarded the AZ Gold Badge of Honor for his services.

Works (selection)

  • with Susanne Kolar: Budgies. Colored error finder . 1st edition. Horst Müller-Verlag, today Arndt-Verlag, Braunschweig / Bretten 1969, ISBN 978-3-945440-44-5 .
  • Inseparable (agapornids). Keeping, breeding and color variations . Franckh, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-440-04947-7 .
  • Posture canaries and mixed breeds. An introduction to breeding . Philler, Minden 1972, ISBN 3-7907-1307-4 .
  • Handbook for budgie friends. Care, breeding and color variations . 2., revised. Edition. Franckh, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-440-04706-7 .
  • Budgies. Colored race atlas . 2nd Edition. Horst Müller-Verlag, today Arndt-Verlag, Bretten, ISBN 978-3-945440-43-8 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Robiller: The great lexicon of bird care . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A-K. . Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3195-1 , p. 687 .
  2. ↑ a b c AZ Chronicle. (PDF) Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Radtke, Georg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Radtke, Georg A .; Radtke, Georg Alfred (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German farmer, field ornithologist and author
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Lacquer media , East Prussia
DATE OF DEATH July 1995