Hermann Stechmann

Hermann Stechmann (born March 23, 1840 in Rügenwalde , Pomerania , † September 3, 1900 in Breslau ) was a German zoologist and director of the Breslau Zoological Garden .

Life

Stechmann studied medicine and zoology in Greifswald, where he joined the Corps Borussia . From May 15, 1882 until his death September 3, 1900 he was director of the Breslau Zoological Garden. Under Stechmann, the Breslau Zoological Garden developed rapidly, which made the zoo internationally known. The zoo has been enriched with many species. Stechmann had the bird house, a bear enclosure, the elephant house and the big cat enclosure built. The buildings have been preserved to this day and are still used for their original purpose. For the 25th anniversary of the zoo in 1890, the zoo guide published by Stechmann was published with a map and 48 photo views of the zoo and its animals. This was one of the first zoo guides in the world. When Stechmann died, the animal population comprised 1,800 animals and 650 species.

literature

• Horst GW Gleiss: Among seals, wildebeest and tiger snakes. Chronicle of the Breslau Zoological Garden 1865–1965 , Natura et Patria Verlag, Wedel 1967.
• Werner Kourist: 400 years of the zoo. In the mirror of the Werner Kourist Collection , Bonn 1976, pp. 154–157.
• Annelore Rieke-Müller, Lothar Dittrich : The lion roars next door. The establishment of zoological gardens in the German-speaking area 1833–1869 , Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 1998, pp. 185–187.

Web links

• [1] The Breslau zoo directors
• [2] History of the Wroclaw Zoo

Individual evidence

1. ^ List of members of the Corps Borussia Greifswald 1921.
2. ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 90 , 205.
3. ↑ Werner Kourist: 400 Years of the Zoo , p. 154. / cf. literature