Johann Zelebor
Johann Zelebor (born December 5, 1819 in Eggenburg , Lower Austria , † February 19, 1869 in Vienna ) was an Austrian naturalist, illustrator and zoologist.
Zelebor was a trained carpenter . In 1850 he got a job as a taxidermist at the Wiener Naturalien-Cabinet. Under Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld he took part in the research trip of the Austrian frigate Novara ( Novara expedition ) around the world from 1857 to 1859 , where he distinguished himself as a collector and taxidermist and in 1858 was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit with a crown. After his return in 1861 he was appointed curator of the mammal department of the Zoological Court Cabinet.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Zelebor, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1890, pp. 297–299 ( digitized version ).
- Alfred Peter Kaltenbach: The Orthopter Collection of the Natural History Museum in Vienna and its history . In: Entomologies Austriaca . tape 4 , 2001, p. 21–23 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ August Edler von Pelzeln: In memory of ornithologists who have gone home. Johann Zelebor. In: Communications from the Ornithological Association in Vienna. Volume 013, 1889, pp. 604–605 ( PDF on ZOBODAT ).
- ↑ Miscelles . In: Lotos: Journal of Natural Sciences . tape 8 , 1858, pp. 232 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Zelebor, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian naturalist, illustrator and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eggenburg , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 19, 1869 |
| Place of death | Vienna |