Christian Ludwig Brehm | |
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| Born | 24 January 1787 |
| Died | 23 June 1864 (1864-06-24) (aged 77) |
| Education | University of Jena |
| Known for | Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands |
| Children | Alfred Brehm |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ornithology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | C.L. Brehm |
Christian Ludwig Brehm (24 January 1787 – 23 June 1864) was a Germanpastor andornithologist. He was the father of thezoologistAlfred Brehm.[1]
Brehm was born inSchönau nearGotha on 24 January 1787. He was educated atUniversity of Jena to be ordained as minister atRenthendorf in 1813 where he remained until his death on 23 June 1864.[2] He wroteBeiträge zur Vogelkunde (1820–22), which described 104 species of Germanbirds in minute detail,[3] andHandbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands (1831) which described 900 bird species.[2]
Brehm accumulated a collection of 15,000 birds until his death, which included samples from his son,Alfred Brehm. Alfred collected these birds from Sudan, Egypt, and throughout Europe.[3] He offered these to theBerlin Zoological Museum in March 1835 because he feared that a storm would destroy his house, but the sale fell through.[4] After his death, they remained in the attic of his house, whereOtto Kleinschmidt discovered them some years later. Kleinschmidt persuadedLord Rothschild to buy them in 1897; they consisted of 9,000 skins, and the collection arrived at hisNatural History Museum at Tring in 1932. However, the collection returned to Germany, where it was moved toMuseum Koenig, located inBonn.[5]
