John Stanislaw Kubary
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John Stanislaw Kubary also stated as Jan Stanislaw Kubary, Jan Kubary, or Johann Stanislaus Kubary, was a Polish
naturalist
and ethnographer.
In 1868 he became a collector for Museum Godeffroy
in Hamburg.
Kubary discovered at least four bird species -- the Samoan Wood Rail
(Gallinula pacifica), the Mariana Crow
(Corvus kubaryi), the Caroline Islands Ground Dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi), and the Pohnpei Fantail
(Rhipidura kubaryi) -- as well as numerous insects, among them the Paradise Birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea
). The peak Mount Kubari on New Guinea
is named after him.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
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 ethnographer.
In 1868 he became a collector for Museum Godeffroy
Museum Godeffroy
The Museum Godeffroy was a museum in Hamburg, Germany, which existed from 1861 to 1885.The collection was founded by Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, who became a wealthy shipping magnate a few years after the expansion of the his trade towards Australia and the South Seas. His expert collectors and...
in Hamburg.
Kubary discovered at least four bird species -- the Samoan Wood Rail
Samoan Wood Rail
The Samoan Wood Rail , also known as Samoan Moorhen, is a nearly flightless rail endemic to the Samoan island of Savai'i, and probably extinct...
(Gallinula pacifica), the Mariana Crow
Mariana Crow
The Mariana Crow is a species of the crow family from the north Pacific. It is an endangered species which has steadily declined in numbers since the 1960s.-Description:...
(Corvus kubaryi), the Caroline Islands Ground Dove (Gallicolumba kubaryi), and the Pohnpei Fantail
Pohnpei Fantail
The Pohnpei Fantail is a fantail which is endemic to the Pacific island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is a common bird in forest and at the forest edge...
(Rhipidura kubaryi) -- as well as numerous insects, among them the Paradise Birdwing (Ornithoptera paradisea
Ornithoptera paradisea
The Paradise birdwing is a species of birdwing butterfly.The drab females can reach 150mm in wingspan and the brightly colored males peak at 135mm. The male is highly valued by collectors, with good quality male specimens costing more than $300. It is often called the "most desirable birdwing the...
). The peak Mount Kubari on New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
is named after him.
Works
Partial list- with Alfred TetensAlfred TetensAlfred Tetens was a German Senator of Hamburg, captain and South Seas explorer.-Life:Tetens was the son of a Justizrat and senator in Danish services...
and Eduard GräffeEduard Heinrich GraeffeEduard Heinrich Graeffe or Gräffe was a Swiss entomologist specialising in Hymenoptera , Diptera and Hemiptera...
The Carolines island of Yap or Guap according to the reports of Alfred Tetens and Johann Kubary "Die Carolineninsel Yap oder Guap nach den Mittheilungen von Alf. Tetens und Johann Kubary" Microform Reprint New Haven, Conn. - Die Palau-Inseln in der Suedsee: Das Palau Geld, 49-53. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, I, 4. Hamburg (1873)
- Weitere Nachrichten von der Insel Ponape (Carolinen-Archipel) Journal des Museum Godeffroy Heft VII. Hamburg, L. Friedrichsen & Co. pp. 129-135 (1875)
- Ethnographische Beitraege zur Kenntnis des Karolinen Archipels, Heft 1: Ueber das Einheimische Geld auf der Insel Yap und auf den Palau-Inseln Leiden (1889)
External links
- Biography
- Dictionary of Australian Biography
- Johann SchmeltzJohann SchmeltzJohannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz was a German ethnographer and naturalist.Schmeltz had no formal scientific training but studied with many well established Hamburg naturalists including...
1897. "Johann Stanislaus Kubary, der Erforscher der Südsee-Inseln, gest. im Oktober 1896 auf der Insel Ponape." [Johann Stanislaus Kubary, the researcher of the South Sea Islands, who died in October 1896 on the island of Pohnpei]. Internationales Archiv für Ethnographie 10, pp. 132-136.Long obituary of Kubary.http://marshall.csu.edu.au/CNMI/CNMIBIB/0589.pdf