Alfred Brehm | |
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| Born | Alfred Edmund Brehm 2 February 1829 |
| Died | 11 November 1884 (aged 55) Renthendorf, German Empire |
| Education | University of Jena |
| Occupation(s) | Zoologist, writer |
| Known for | Brehm's Life of Animals |
| Spouse | Mathilde Reiz |
| Children | Five |
| Father | Christian Ludwig Brehm |
| Awards | German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina |
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| Institutions | Zoological Garden of Hamburg |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | A.E. Brehm |
Alfred Edmund Brehm (German pronunciation: [ˈalfʁeːt ˈʔɛtmʊnt ˈbʁeːm]; 2 February 1829 – 11 November 1884) was a German zoologist, writer, director of zoological gardens and the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm, a famous pastor and ornithologist. His multi-volume book Brehms Tierleben, which he co-authored with Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, Wilhelm Haacke, and Richard Schmidtlein, became a household word for popular zoological literature.