Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld
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Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld (1807, Vienna
-1873) was an Austria
n naturalist
and one of the leading scientists on board the Austrian frigate Novara
during its round-the-world voyage. He was heavily involved in the development of the Naturhistorisches Museum
in Vienna where he was a curator.Frauenfeld worked on all insect orders ut mostly on the Diptera
.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
-1873) was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
and one of the leading scientists on board the Austrian frigate Novara
SMS Novara (1850)
SMS Novara was a sail frigate of the Austro-Hungarian Navy most noted for sailing the globe for the Novara Expedition of 1857–1859 and, later for carrying Archduke Maximilian and wife Carlota to Vera Cruz in May 1864 to become Emperor and Empress of Mexico.-Service :The SMS Novara was a frigate...
during its round-the-world voyage. He was heavily involved in the development of the Naturhistorisches Museum
Naturhistorisches Museum
The Naturhistorisches Museum Wien or NHMW is a large museum located in Vienna, Austria.The collections displayed cover , and the museum has a website providing an overview as a video virtual tour....
in Vienna where he was a curator.Frauenfeld worked on all insect orders ut mostly on the Diptera
Diptera
Diptera , or true flies, is the order of insects possessing only a single pair of wings on the mesothorax; the metathorax bears a pair of drumstick like structures called the halteres, the remnants of the hind wings. It is a large order, containing an estimated 240,000 species, although under half...
.
Works
- Über eine neue Fliegengattung: Raymondia, aus der Familie der Coriaceen, nebst Beschreibung zweier Arten derselben. Sitzungsber. Akad. Wiss. Wien 18: 320-33 (1855).
- Über die Paludinen aus der Gruppe der Paludina viridis Poir. - Sitzber. Akad. Wiss. mathem.-naturwiss. Classe, 22(2): 569-578, 1 Table, Vienna, 1857.
- Reise von Shanghai bis Sidney auf der k. k. Fregatte Novara, Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien, Wien, IX, 1859, 374-82. {'Voyage from Shanghai to Sydney aboard the Imperial and Royal Frigate Novara', Proceedings of the Vienna Zoological-Botanical Society}.(1859).
- Notizen, gesammelt während meines Aufenthaltes auf Neuholland, Neuseeland and Taiti, bei der Fahrt Sr. Majestät Fregatte Novara in jenen Gewässern (Vorgetragen in der Sitzung vom 13 October 1859)', Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften {'Notes collected during my stay in New Holland, New Zealand and Tahiti, whilst travelling through these waters aboard His Majesty's frigate Novara (Presented at the Meeting of 13 October 1859)', Meeting Report of the Mathematical-Natural Science Section of the Imperial Academy of Science, Vienna} Acthunddreissigster Band, Jahrgang 1859, No 23 bis 28, Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Wien, 1860, 717-32. (1860)
- Bericht über weitere Bearbeitung der Novara-Sammlungen und Fortsetzung der Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren von Dr. Felder (1861)
- Zoologische Miscellen. XI. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 17: 425-502.( 1867) online http://antbase.org/ants/publications/8357/8357.pdf
- Über Scenopinus und Platypeza', Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien {'On the Scenopinus and Platypus', Proceedings of the Vienna Zoological - Botanical Society} Wien, XIV, 1864, 65-9.(1864)
- Zoologische Miscellen. V. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 15: 7, 11 tables. (1865)
- Zoologische Miscellen. XV. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 18: 885-99. (1868)
- Eier in einem Australischen Farne', Verhandlungen des Zoologisch-Botanischen Vereins in Wien {'Eggs in an Australian Fern', Proceedings of the Vienna Zoological - Botanical Society} Wien, XIV, 1864, 383-4. (1864)
External links
- http://www.uow.edu.au/~morgan/frauenfeld.htm “Notes, collected during my stay in New HollandNew Holland (Australia)New Holland is a historic name for the island continent of Australia. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman as Nova Hollandia, naming it after the Dutch province of Holland, and remained in use for 180 years....
, New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and on TahitiTahitiTahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
upon the voyage of His Majesty's frigate Novara in their waters.” by G. Frauenfeld