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C Biographies (2975 words) |
 | Georg Reichenbach and Joseph Utzschneider had founded a workshop in Munich in 1802 to produce geodetic instruments; good maps were rare these days and the State as well as the Army needed them. |
| Reichenbach studied at the military academy in Mannheim, was sent to England to learn about James Watt’s steam engines, and returned to Mannheim in 1793. |
| Reichenbach had some instruments on his shelves, almost ready to be sold. |
| Bernard Heuvelmans: Obituary (1651 words) |
| Switzerland's Museum of Zoology of Lausanne informed cryptozoologists worldwide on the morning of 24 August 2001, of the death of Dr. Bernard Heuvelmans, 84, the "Father of Cryptozoology." Around noon on August 22nd, without suffering, Heuvelmans, passed away, in his bed at his Le Vesinet, France home, with his faithful dog nearby. |
| Bernard Heuvelmans was born in Le Havre on October 10, 1916, of a Dutch mother and a Belgian father in exile, and was raised as a "native of Belgium." Heuvelmans found he had a love of natural history from an early age, keeping all kinds of animals, especially monkeys. |
| Heuvelmans said he merely wanted to be remembered as "The Father of Cryptozoology." He will be recalled thusly for his efforts on behalf of the new science, as well as much more, for his personality and scholarship. |
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