Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
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Heinrich Rudolf Schinz | |
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Born | 30 March 1777 |
Died | 8 March 1861 Zürich, Switzerland | (aged 83)
Nationality | Swiss |
Alma mater | University of Würzburg and University of Jena |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology |
Institutions | University of Zurich |
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (30 March 1777 – 8 March 1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist.
Biography
[edit]Schinz was born in Zürich and studied medicine at the universities of Würzburg and Jena. In 1798 he received his doctorate and subsequently returned to his hometown of Zürich as a medical practitioner. In 1804 he became a teacher of physiology and natural history at the medical-surgical institute in Zürich, and from 1833 to 1855 he served as an associate professor of zoology at the university of Zurich.[1][2]
Works
[edit]He was also curator at the natural history society of Zurich, and was the author of many important zoological works; such as:
- Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage (1821–25), translation of Georges Cuvier's Le Règne animal, with numerous additions.
- Naturschichte und Abbildungen der Fische, Schaffhausen, 1836, doi:10.3931/e-rara-85906 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-85907 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara.), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates.
- Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Reptilien, Schaffhausen, 1833–1835, doi:10.3931/e-rara-79384 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-79847 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates.
- Europäsche Fauna (1840).
Gallery
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Bufo spp. from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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Greek tortoise from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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Nile crocodile from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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Gavial from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
References
[edit]- ^ ADB:Schinz, Rudolf In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, S. 303–305.
- ^ Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz
Bibliography
[edit]- Mearns and Mearns – Biographies for Birdwatchers. ISBN 0-12-487422-3.
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