Gyula Madarász

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Gyula Madarász
Gyula Madarász: Parrots

Gyula Madarász (born May 3, 1858 in Budapest , † December 29, 1931 in Budapest ) or Julius von Madarász was a Hungarian ornithologist and painter. He headed the ornithological department of the Hungarian National Museum .

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Gyula Madarász came from a wealthy family of the small nobility. He used his financial independence to devote himself fully to ornithology. He studied medicine and then zoology at the University of Budapest. He did his doctorate on an ornithological topic. In 1879 he became an employee of the Hungarian National Museum, where he worked until his retirement in 1915, most recently as director of the ornithological department.

Ornithological work

In 1881 he made the list of names of the birds of Hungary. Between 1884 and 1888 he published the German-language magazine for the entire ornithology . 1894–1903 his main work Magyarország madarai (The Birds of Hungary), a richly illustrated classic of ornithology, which was used as an identification book for many years. He went on numerous exploration and collection trips through Hungary and the surrounding countries. From 1895–1896 he collected 125 species on an expedition to Ceylon, on a second expedition in 1911 he traveled through Sudan and the Blue Nile , but had to break off the trip prematurely because of malaria.

Working as a painter

Gyula Madarász: Birds (1931)

He received his artistic training from Antal Ligeti . The representations of landscapes and mainly birds earned international recognition. He basically illustrated his ornithological works himself.

Dedication names

In honor of Gyula Madarász, a parrot from the genus Banded Parakeets (Psitacella) was named after him: the Madarasz Banded Parakeet (Psittacella madaraszi) . Viktor von Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen dedicated to him in 1911 a Greenfinch subspecies ( Chloris chloris madaraszi ), Anton Reichenow 1902 Barnacle Lerch subspecies ( Eremopterix leucotis madaraszi ), Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild and Ernst Hartert 1903 a Waldgudilangunterart ( Colluricincla megarhyncha madaraszi ) and also in 1903 a Ockerbrust-Honigfresser subspecies ( Xanthotis flaviventer madaraszi ).

In another definition, as Corvus coronoides madaraszi Stresemannplatz 1916 for the jungle crow subspecies ( Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus Sykes , 1832), Galerida cristata madaraszi Herman 1903 for the hood Lerch subspecies ( Galerida cristata meridionalis Brehm, CL , 1841), Chaetura madaraszi Keve 1959 for the bat sailors subspecies ( neafrapus boehmi sheppardi ( Roberts , 1922)), Serinus madaraszi Reichenow 1902 to nominate the yellow-fronted canary ( Crithagra mozambica ( Statius Muller , 1776)) and Oriolus flavocinctus madaraszi Mathews , 1912 to nominate the Mangrovepirols ( Oriolus flavocinctus ( King, PP , 1826)), Madarász was honored.

Works (selection)

  • About some new and rare birds from New Guinea . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 8 , no. 1 , 1900, p. 1-4 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Description of a new Pitta from Central Africa Pitta reichowi n. Sp. In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 9 , no. 9 , 1901, pp. 133 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Description of some new birds from Venezuela . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 1 , 1903, p. 462–464 ( online (PDF; 330 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Three new species of Palearctic birds . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 1 , 1903, p. 559-560 ( online (PDF; 150 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • About new forms of Halcyon smyrnensis and Alcedo ispida . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 2 , 1904, pp. 85–86 ( online (PDF; 150 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • New species of birds from Venezuela . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 2 , 1904, pp. 115–116 ( online (PDF; 381 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • To the Ornis of German East Africa . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 2 , 1904, pp. 203–206 ( online (PDF; 254 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • An extraordinary discovery in ornithology . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 2 , 1904, pp. 400–402 ( online (PDF; 457 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • About the birds of Cyprus . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 2 , 1904, pp. 499-561 ( online (PDF; 3.7 MB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Spiloptilareichenowi n. Sp. In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 12 , no. 11 , 1904, pp. 179 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • About a new species of bradypterus . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 3 , 1905, pp. 401–402 ( online (PDF; 142 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Contribution to the Mongolian Ornis with description of some new species . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 7 , 1909, pp. 175–178 ( online (PDF; 254 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Adatok a vadludak természetrajzához . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 7 , 1909, pp. 302–306 ( online (PDF; 357 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • About a new pigeon from New Guinea . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 8 , 1910, pp. 172–174 ( online (PDF; 200 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • New birds from East Africa . In: Archivum Zoologicum . tape 1 , no. 11 , 1910, pp. 175-178 .
  • New birds from Africa . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 9 , 1911, pp. 339–342 ( online (PDF; 261 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Via Thalurania venusta (Gould) and Colibri cabanidis (Heine) as independent forms . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 9 , 1911, pp. 357 ( online (PDF; 104 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • Description of some new birds from Ceylon . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 9 , 1911, pp. 420-422 ( online (PDF; 152 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • together with Oscar Neumann : A new Sarothrura from German East Africa . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 19 , no. 11 , 1911, pp. 186 ( online [accessed February 16, 2013]).
  • together with Carl Eduard Hellmayr : Description of a new Formicarian-bird from Columbia . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 12 , 1914, pp. 88 ( online (PDF; 86 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • A contribution to the ornithology of the Eastern Sudan . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 12 , 1914, pp. 558–604 ( online (PDF; 2.5 MB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • A contribution to the ornithology of the Danakil-Land . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 13 , 1915, pp. 277–300 ( online (PDF; 1.0 MB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).
  • New species of birds from Africa . In: Annales historico-naturales Musei nationalis hungarici . tape 13 , 1915, pp. 393–395 ( online (PDF; 325 kB) [accessed on February 16, 2013]).

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  • Jakob Schenk, Carl Eduard Hellmayr : Obituary - Julius von Madarász . In: The Ibis . tape 74 , no. 3 , 1932, p. 532-533 ( onlinelibrary.wiley.com [PDF; 150 kB ]).
  • Otmar Reiser: Dr. Nemeskisfaludi Madarász Gyula . In: Kócsag . tape 4 , no. 3 , 1931, p. 79–81 ( epa.oszk.hu [PDF; 2.1 MB ]). Hungarian and German with picture
  • Kálmán Warga: Dr. Madarász Gyula. 1858-1931 . Aquila, 1934.
  • András Keve: Megemlékezés Madarász Gyuláról (1858-1931) . In: Állattani Közlemények . tape LXVIII , no. 1-4 , 1981, pp. 1–12 ( real-j.mtak.hu [PDF; 16.6 MB ]).
  • Otto Finsch, Adolf Bernhard Meyer: Birds from New Guinea, mostly from the Alps region on the southeast slope of the Owen Stanley Mountains (Horseshoe Mountains 7000-8000 'high), collected by Karl Hunstein. II. In: Journal for the entire ornithology . tape 3 , 1886, p. 1-29 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Victor von Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen: About Palaearctic forms. (XV.) . In: Ornithological Yearbook . tape 22 , no. 1 , 1911, p. 143-146 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Anton Reichenow: News from Africa . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 10 , no. 1 , 1902, pp. 8 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Anton Reichenow: New bird species from Damaraland. Collected by Chief Medical Officer Lübbert . In: Ornithological monthly reports . tape 10 , no. 5 , 1902, pp. 76-79 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Notes on Papuan Birds . In: Novitates Zoologicae . tape 10 , 1903, pp. 65-116 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Ernst Hartert: Notes on Papuan Birds . In: Novitates Zoologicae . tape 10 , 1903, pp. 435-480 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Erwin Stresemann: About the forms of the group Corvus coronoides Vig & Horsf. In: Negotiations of the Ornithological Society in Bavaria . tape 12 , 1916, pp. 277-304 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • Ottó Herman: Literature Review: Dr. Madarusz Gy. "Magyarorszag Maadarm / Madaráz, Dr. Julius from: The birds of Hungary" . In: Aquila . tape 10 , 1903, pp. 266-284 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
  • András Keve: Some notes on the bird-life of the valley of the Lurio River, Mocambique . In: The Ostrich . Supplement: Proceedings of the first Pan-African Ornithological Congress held at Livingstone, Southern Rhodesia 15 to 19 July, 1957, 1959, pp. 84-65 , doi : 10.1080 / 00306525.1959.9633316 .
  • Gregory Macalister Mathews: A Reference-List to the Birds of Australia . In: Novitates Zoologicae . tape 18 , no. 3 , 1912, pp. 171-446 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Adolf Bernhard Meyer in Otto Finsch a. a, p. 4, panel 1, figure 1.
  2. ↑ Victor von Tschusi zu Schmidhoffen, p. 145.
  3. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 78.
  4. ^ Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild a. a, p. 100.
  5. ^ Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild a. a, p. 446.
  6. ↑ Erwin Stresemann, pp. 285–286.
  7. ↑ Ottó Herman, p. 274.
  8. ^ András Keve, p. 85.
  9. ^ Anton Reichenow, p. 8.
  10. ^ Gregory Macalister Mathews, p. 435.
personal data
SURNAME Madarász, Gyula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Madarász, Julius of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian ornithologist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 1931
Place of death Budapest