Kurt Ehlers
Georg Berthold Kurt Ehlers (born January 24, 1908 in Hanover , † April 19, 1972 ) was a German veterinarian and zoo director.
Life
Kurt Ehlers was born as the son of the banker in Hanover and bank director in Hildesheim Viktor Ehlers. In the winter semester of 1933/34 he began studying veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover and, like his father and uncle Karl Ehlers, who was also a veterinarian, became a member of the Corps Normannia Hanover . He received his veterinary license in 1938. In the winter semester of 1938/39 he was awarded a Dr. med. vet. PhD.
From 1953 to 1972 Ehlers was director of the animal grottos in Bremerhaven . Under his leadership, the zoo became known to a wide public. In the artificial rearing of howlers he achieved measurable successes with survival rates of 90% after initial setbacks by using herring fillets and vitamin E, A and D3 doses. In polar bear breeding he was successful with the polar bear Suse II, who had a total of 17 cubs .
From 1966 to 1968 Ehlers was President of the Association of German Zoo Directors .
Fonts
- On the question of influencing body weight, milk yield and composition, in particular the fat and calcium content of the milk in goats after they have been fed calcium chloride , 1939
- North Sea Aquarium Bremerhaven , 1956
- Interesting facts about the animal grottoes and the North Sea Aquarium in the city of Bremerhaven , 1957
- Friend of harbor seals and other seals , Nordwestdeutscher Verlag Ditzen, Bremerhaven 1973
literature
- Fritz Riggert, Otto Gervesmann: History of the Corps Normannia Hannover, 1859, March 15, 1959, 1959, p. 187.
Web links
- Biograms, Ehlers, Kurt at www.vetmed.fu-berlin.de (website of the Free University of Berlin, Department of Veterinary Medicine)
- Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven, 80 years of encounters of a special kind ... ... the Zoo am Meer celebrates its 80th birthday
Individual evidence
- ↑ Animal grottos - How it all began on www.zoo-am-meer-bremerhaven.de
Remarks
- ↑ At the beginning of 1936 he was honorably discharged from the corps after five lengths.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehlers, Kurt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ehlers, Georg Berthold Kurt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German veterinarian and zoo director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 1972 |