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| Born | (1854-10-01)1 October 1854 |
| Died | 27 March 1884(1884-03-27) (aged 29) |
| Occupation(s) | Zoologist, explorer |
| Years active | 1877–1884 |
| Known for | Ornithology |
Richard Böhm (1 October 1854 − 27 March 1884)[1] was a Germanzoologist andexplorer.
Böhm was born on 1 October 1854, inBerlin, to Ludwig—aphysician—and Franziska Louise Böhm (née Meyerlinck).[2] As a child, he received a copy ofBrehms Tierleben forChristmas, which "became a source of unimagined pleasure" for the young Böhm.[3] He studied zoology at theFriedrich Schiller University in Jena with theDarwinistErnst Haeckel and attained a doctorate in 1877. His dissertation was onHelgoland leptomeduses.[2] In April 1880, he andPaul Reichard went on an expedition toZanzibar and then, in East Africa, the east bank ofLake Tanganyika and the southeast ofLake Upemba,[2] which he discovered. His correspondence appeared in 1888 under the titleOstafrika, Sansibar und Tanganjika heraus: Von Sansibar zum Tanganjika, Briefe aus Ostafrika von Dr. Richard Böhm (J. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1888 Ed. Herman Schalow). Böhm wrote numerous articles in theJournal of Ornithology from 1882 to 1887.[4] He was one of the first zoologists to research the animals between theEast-Africansteppe andWest-African forest and discovered numerous new species of birds.[2] He died on 27 March 1884, aged 29, inKatapana, frommalaria.
Anton Reichenow andHerman Schalow dedicated bird species to him.
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