Vratislav Mazák
Vratislav Mazák [ ˈvracɪslaf ˈmazaːk ] (born June 22, 1937 in Kutná Hora , † September 9, 1987 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak scientist and zoologist .
Career
Mazák was an employee at the Prague Zoo and a specialist in the field of lions . Thanks to his research in the years 1960–70, a lot is known today about the Cape Lions ( Panthera leo melanochaita ), which died out around 1850 and were native to the vast plains of South Africa west of the Great Rim . He studied almost all lions in European museums and published descriptions of lions that were already extinct in several scientific publications.
Mazák was the first to describe the Indochinese tiger ( Panthera tigris corbetti ), which is now threatened with extinction .
Works
Czech
- Pravěký člověk. Fénix, Prague 1992 pm ISBN 8-085-24519-1
- L'uomo preistorico. Milan 1982.
- Prehistoric man. Hamlyn, London 1980. ISBN 0-600-37151-4
- Jak vznikl člověk. Prague 1977.
- Kostra velryby v Národním muzeu v Praze a krátký pohled do světa kytovců. Prague 1976.
- Z hlubin pravěku. Brno 1973.
German
- The tiger: Panthera tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (1965)
- The Lion (1968)
- The names of fur animals and their skins (1974)
- The tiger: Panthera tigris (1979)
- Primitive man and his ancestors (1983)
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Vratislav Mazák in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Panthera tigris ssp. corbetti (Indochinese tiger) . In: iucnredlist.org . 2011 [last update]. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ In: Das Pelzgewerbe , Vol. XIX / New Series, 1968 Issue 3, Hermelin-Verlag Dr. Paul Schöps, Berlin et al., Pp. 3-27.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mazák, Vratislav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak scientist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kutná Hora , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1987 |
| Place of death | Prague , Czechoslovakia |