Hans Friedrich Gadow
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Hans Friedrich Gadow was a German
ornithologist.
Gadow was born in Pomerania
, the son of an inspector of the Prussian royal forests. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Jena and Heidelberg. At Jena he studied under Ernst Haeckel
and at Heidelberg under the anatomist Karl Gegenbaur
. After graduation he travelled to the Natural History Museum
in London at the request of Albert Günther, to work on the Museum's Catalogue of Birds. Gadow prepared volume VIII on the Titmice, Shrikes and Nuthatches, and volume IX on the Sunbirds and Honeyeaters.
In 1884 Gadow succeeded Osbert Salvin
as Curator of the Strickland Collection at Cambridge University, as well as being appointed Lecturer on the Morphology of Vertebrates. He became a member of the British Ornithologists' Union
in 1881 and a fellow of the Royal Society
in 1892. He married Clara Maud Paget, daughter of Sir George E. Paget.
Gadow's publications included Classification of the Vertebra (1898), a translation of Haeckel's work entitled The Last Link (1898) and the articles on anatomy in Alfred Newton
's Dictionary of Birds.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
ornithologist.
Gadow was born in Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
, the son of an inspector of the Prussian royal forests. He studied at the universities of Berlin, Jena and Heidelberg. At Jena he studied under Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel
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and at Heidelberg under the anatomist Karl Gegenbaur
Karl Gegenbaur
Karl Gegenbaur was a German anatomist and professor who demonstrated that the field of comparative anatomy offers important evidence supporting of the theory of evolution...
. After graduation he travelled to the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
in London at the request of Albert Günther, to work on the Museum's Catalogue of Birds. Gadow prepared volume VIII on the Titmice, Shrikes and Nuthatches, and volume IX on the Sunbirds and Honeyeaters.
In 1884 Gadow succeeded Osbert Salvin
Osbert Salvin
Osbert Salvin FRS was an English naturalist, best known for co-authoring Biologia Centrali-Americana with Frederick DuCane Godman. This was a 52 volume encyclopedia on the natural history of Central America....
as Curator of the Strickland Collection at Cambridge University, as well as being appointed Lecturer on the Morphology of Vertebrates. He became a member of the British Ornithologists' Union
British Ornithologists' Union
The British Ornithologists' Union aims to encourage the study of birds in Britain, Europe and elsewhere, in order to understand their biology and to aid their conservation....
in 1881 and a fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1892. He married Clara Maud Paget, daughter of Sir George E. Paget.
Gadow's publications included Classification of the Vertebra (1898), a translation of Haeckel's work entitled The Last Link (1898) and the articles on anatomy in Alfred Newton
Alfred Newton
Alfred Newton FRS was an English zoologist and ornithologist.Newton was Professor of Comparative Anatomy at Cambridge University from 1866 to 1907...
's Dictionary of Birds.