Erwin Stresemann

Erwin Stresemann
Stresemann in 1919
Born(1889-11-22)22 November 1889
Dresden, German Empire
Died20 November 1972(1972-11-20) (aged 82)
NationalityGerman
Occupations
  • Naturalist
  • ornithologist

Erwin Friedrich Theodor Stresemann[1] (22 November 1889, in Dresden – 20 November 1972, in East Berlin) was a German naturalist and ornithologist. Stresemann was an ornithologist of extensive breadth who compiled one of the first and most comprehensive accounts of avian biology of its time as part of the Handbuch der Zoologie (Handbook of Zoology). In the process of his studies on birds, he also produced one of the most extensive historical accounts on the development of the science of ornithology. He influenced numerous ornithologists around him and oversaw the development of ornithology in Germany as editor of the Journal für Ornithologie. He also took an interest in poetry, philosophy and linguistics. He published a monograph on the Paulohi language based on studies made during his ornithological expedition to the Indonesian island.

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