Heinrich Breitenstein
Heinrich Breitenstein (* 1848 in Iglau ; † 1930 in The Hague ) was a German doctor , zoologist , geographer and writer .
Life
Breitenstein studied medicine in Vienna , went to Java in 1876 as a senior physician in the Dutch-Indian army , traveled the island during his 21-year service, stayed three years in Borneo under the Dayak and got to know a large part of Sumatra . During these trips he made extensive records of the island's society, geography, flora and fauna, which he used as the basis of his memories in India for 21 years . In honor of Breitenstein, the Borneo short-tailed python he discovered was given the zoological name Python Breitensteini .
In 1897 he settled in Karlsbad as a spa doctor .
Works
- 21 years in India. From the diary of a military doctor . T. Grieben, Leipzig 1899.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eleanor Farmer: Blood in The Telegraph . Accessed May 4, 2013
- ^ Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , Volume 3. Leipzig 1905, p. 374
- ↑ Link to the OpenLibrary for the work 21 years in India. From the diary of a military doctor
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breitenstein, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German doctor, zoologist, geographer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iglau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1930 |
| Place of death | The hague |