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Alfred Edmund Brehm (born February 2, 1829 in Unterrenthendorf, now called Renthendorf; died November 11, 1884 in Renthendorf) was a German zoologist and writer, the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm. Through the book title Brehms Tierleben, his name became a synonym for popular zoological literature. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (583x710, 414 KB) Alfred Edmund Brehm, German zoologist, from Svenska Familj-Journalen 1885. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (583x710, 414 KB) Alfred Edmund Brehm, German zoologist, from Svenska Familj-Journalen 1885. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Christian Ludwig Brehm (January 24, 1787 - June 23, 1864) was a German pastor and ornithologist. ... Fontispiece from a reprint volume of the second edition Brehms Tierleben (English title: Brehms Life of Animals) is a reference book, first published in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829â€“1884), known around the world. ...

Life

Alfred Brehm was brought up in the small Thuringian village Unterrenthendorf as the son of the minister Christian Ludwig Brehm and his second wife Bertha. Christian Ludwig Brehm made a name for himself as an ornithologist by publications and an extensive collection of stuffed birds. The collection, held in the parsonage and consisting of over 9,000 dead birds, offered a glimpse into the world of European birds. His father's research gave Brehm an interest in zoology, but at first he wanted to become an architect. In the spring of 1844 he began to study with a builder in Altenburg. He continued his studies there until September 1846, when he left for Dresden in order to study architecture; however, he stopped after two semesters because Johann Wilhelm von Müller, a well-known ornithologist, was looking for a companion for an African expedition. Brehm joined the expedition on May 31, 1847 as a secretary and assistant to von Müller. The expedition took him to Egypt, the Sudan, and the Sinai peninsula; the discoveries made were so important that, at the age of only 20, he was made a member of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina. The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... Christian Ludwig Brehm (January 24, 1787 - June 23, 1864) was a German pastor and ornithologist. ... Ornithology (from the Greek ornitha = chicken and logos = word/science) is the branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of birds. ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Altenburg is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Dresden, the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sinai Peninsula, Gulf of Suez (west), Gulf of Aqaba (east) from Space Shuttle STS-40 See Sinai for other uses of Sinai The Sinai Peninsula (in Arabic, Shibh Jazirat Sina Ø´Ø¨Ù‡ Ø¬Ø²ÙŠØ±Ø© Ø³ÙŠÙ†Ø§Ø¡) is a triangle-shaped peninsula lying between the Mediterranean Sea (to the north) and Red Sea (to the south), located... The German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldinais the oldest learned society in Germany. ...

After his return, in 1853 he started to study natural sciences at the University of Jena. Like his brother Reinhold, he became active with the student corps Saxonia Jena; because of his expedition to North Africa, he received the nickname Pharaoh from his corps brothers. He graduated after four semesters in 1855 and in 1856 went on a two-year journey to Spain with his brother Reinhold. Afterwards he settled down in Leipzig as a freelance writer and wrote many scientific popularizations for Die Gartenlaube and other magazines. Apart from this, he undertook an expedition to Norway and Lapland in 1860. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (FSU) is located in Jena, Thuringia in Germany and was named for the German writer Friedrich Schiller. ... Corps (das ~ (n), [koËr] (), [koËrs] ()) are the oldest still-existing kind of Studentenverbindung, Germanys traditional university corporations; their roots date back to the end of the 18th century. ... Jena is a town in central Germany on the River Saale. ... North Africa is a region generally considered to include: Algeria Egypt Libya Mauritania Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara The Azores, Canary Islands, and Madeira are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... National anthem SÃ¡mi soga lÃ¡vlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ...

In May 1861 Brehm married his cousin Mathilde Reiz, with whom he had five children. Since he wanted to travel, in 1862 he accepted the invitation of Duke Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to accompany him on a trip to Abyssinia. Afterwards, Brehm travelled to Africa as well as to Scandinavia and Siberia. His essays and expedition reports from the animal world were well-received by the educated bourgeoisie; because of this, he was commissioned by the editor of the Bibliographisches Institut, Herrmann Julius Meyer, to write a large multivolume work on the animal world. This book became known worldwide as Brehms Tierleben (or, in English, Brehm's Life of Animals.) Although Brehm's ethology is no longer seen as correct, the title of his work is still a catchphrase. This article is about the month of May. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ernst II of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1818-1893) was the second sovereign duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The neutrality and factual accuracy of this article are disputed. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibirâ€™, Sibir; from the Tatar for â€œsleeping landâ€) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... The German publishing company Bibliographisches Institut was founded 1826 in Gotha by Joseph Meyer, moved 1828 to Hildburghausen and 1874 to Leipzig. ... Fontispiece from a reprint volume of the second edition Brehms Tierleben (English title: Brehms Life of Animals) is a reference book, first published in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829â€“1884), known around the world. ...

Brehm's life was full with writing, scientific expeditions and lecture tours. Despite this, in 1862, he accepted the post of first director of the Hamburg zoo and kept this position until 1867. Afterwards he went to Berlin, where he opened an aquarium. He remained with the aquarium until 1874. In the winter of 1883 to 1884 Brehm planned a lecture tour to the USA. Shortly before his departure, his four children contracted diphtheria. Since he could not afford to break his contract, Brehm, a widower since 1878, went ahead with his tour. At the end of January he received word of his youngest son's death. After the hardship of this news Brehm relapsed into malaria, which he had caught in Africa in his expedition days. On May 11, 1884, he came back to Berlin. In order to find peace, he returned in July to his home town of Renthendorf, where he died on November 11, 1884. Today, the Brehm Memorial Museum is located there. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hamburgs central promenade Jungfernstieg on the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Free monkeys islands at the SÃ£o Paulo Zoo Panda enclosure at Chiang Mai Zoo Visitors feeding and petting tamed marmots at the Parc Animalier des PyrenÃ©es Aquarium with a dolphin at the Barcelona Zoo Sea lions at the Melbourne Zoo For other uses of the term Zoo... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A 335,000 U.S. gallon (1. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Red blood cell infected with Malaria (Italian: bad air; formerly called ague or marsh fever in English) is an infectious disease which in humans causes about 350-500 million infections and approximately 1. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ...

Selected publications

Fontispiece from a reprint volume of the second edition Brehms Tierleben (English title: Brehms Life of Animals) is a reference book, first published in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829â€“1884), known around the world. ... Fontispiece from a reprint volume of the second edition Brehms Tierleben (English title: Brehms Life of Animals) is a reference book, first published in the 1860s, which made its author, Alfred Edmund Brehm (1829â€“1884), known around the world. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jena is a town in central Germany on the River Saale. ... ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Hamburgs central promenade Jungfernstieg on the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Leipzig â–¶(?) [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the federal state (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ...

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Merveilles de la Nature, LES INSECTES, Alfred Edmund Brehm Monographie relative aux insectes. Dictionnaire original allemand, ouvrage imprimé, non daté. Collection : Merveilles de la nature. L'homme et les animaux.

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