Joachim Steinbacher

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Joachim Steinbacher (born November 18, 1911 in Höxter ; † July 31, 2005 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ) was a German ornithologist .

Life

Steinbacher's enthusiasm for bird watching began in his early school days. He was influenced and supported by his uncle, Friedrich Steinbacher , who was also a renowned ornithologist. Joachim Steinbacher often traveled to Berlin and accompanied his uncle on excursions. After finishing high school, Steinbacher worked at the Helgoland ornithological station and took part in a project about bird migration that stretched over large parts of the North Sea. In 1931 he enrolled at the University of Göttingen and soon afterwards he studied in Berlin. Between the semesters, Steinbacher worked at the bird ringing center at the Rossitten ornithological station , where he mainly conducted studies on the black-headed gull and the white stork .

Under the direction of Oskar Heinroth , Joachim Steinbacher and Helmut Sick recorded the first record with birdsong in 1936 . In 1937 the second record with birdsong was released. Under the guidance of Erwin Stresemann , Steinbacher wrote his doctoral thesis in 1937 on the anatomy and systematics of glossy birds and lazy birds .

After graduating from university, he worked for several months as an unpaid intern at the Berlin Zoo . This experience increased his interest in the methods of keeping and rearing birds in human care. In 1938 Steinbacher became the editor and editor of the specialist journal “ Gefiederte Welt ”, a position he held until his death in 2005.

When Günther Niethammer moved to Vienna in 1940, Steinbacher became head of the ornithological department at the Museum Koenig in Bonn. In 1940, Steinbacher married Elfriede Hecke, who supported him in his activities and helped create the magazine “Gefiederte Welt”. Elfriede Steinbacher died in 1990, the couple remained childless. After the Second World War, Niethammer returned to Bonn and Steinbacher worked at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main . In 1951 he published a book about bird migration, of which unauthorized editions appeared in Russian and Chinese in the following years.

In 1954 Steinbacher became a curator in the ornithologist department at the Senckenberg Museum. His main research interests included anatomy , teratology (malformations), ecology, biogeography , migration, systematics and the conservation of birds. Steinbacher undertook several expeditions to Africa, Asia and South America, especially to Paraguay .

In addition to numerous articles for the magazines "Gefiederte Welt" and "Natur und Museum", Steinbacher was co-editor of the three bird volumes of " Grzimeks Animal Life " and co-author of books on finches , budgerigars and bird keeping in cages and aviaries.

He is buried in the forest cemetery in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe .

Honors and memberships

In 1965 Steinbacher was appointed honorary inspector for nature conservation in Romania. In 1971 he was elected a corresponding member of the American Ornithologists' Union . After his retirement in 1976 he became a curator emeritus at the Senckenberg Museum. He conducted numerous ornithological hikes for those interested in birds. In 1986 he received the AZ Gold Badge of Honor. In 1992 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit and the silver Senckenberg Medal. He was also Honorary Vice President of the Loro Parque Foundation on Tenerife .

Fonts

  • 1934: Alexander von Homeyer. In: Pomeranian Life Pictures . Part 1.
  • 1937: Anatomical studies on the systematic position of the Galbulidae and Bucconidae
  • 1951: Bird migration and bird migration research
  • 1953: Birds in Cages and Aviaries: A Handbook for Bird Lovers
  • 1954: The birds of Hesse
  • 1955: Bird pictures from distant zones - Parrots: illustrations and descriptions
  • 1957: The lovebirds
  • 1957: The book of the budgie
  • 1960: The magnificent finches
  • 1962: Contributions to the knowledge of the birds of Paraguay
  • 1962: Central European birds
  • 1965: Exotic birds in colors: 157 of the most famous species, their origins and their maintenance in the cage and in the aviary
  • 2001: Fine finches: Australia, Oceania, Southeast Asia

literature

  • Dieter Stefan Peters: In Memoriam: Joachim Steinbacher 1911-2005. In: The Auk 123, October 2006 ( findarticles.com ).
  • Obituary. Joachim Steinbacher. In: Cyanopsitta. The newsletter of Loro Parque Fundación 78, September 2005.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Franz Robiller: The great lexicon of bird care . Landbuch, Hannover 2003, ISBN 3-7842-0322-1 , p. 767 .
  2. ↑ Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft: Nature and Museum. Volume 136, 2006, p. 81.
  3. ^ AZ eV: AZ Chronicle. (PDF) Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Steinbacher, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ornithologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Höxter
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 2005
Place of death Bad Homburg vor der Höhe