Alfred Nehring
Alfred Nehring (29 January 1845, in Gandersheim – 29 September 1904 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) was a German zoologist and paleontologist. He studied philology and natural sciences in Göttingen and Halle, afterwards teaching classes in Wesel (1867) and Wolfenbüttel (1871). From 1881 he was a professor at the ''Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule'' (agricultural university) in Berlin. Nehring's scientific investigations involved modern and prehistoric vertebrates, being particularly interested in the history and morphology of domesticated animals (horses, dogs, etc.). In his studies of the guinea pig, he asserted '' Cavia cutleri'' to be the direct ancestor of the domesticated guinea pig. Selected writings * ''Ueber die Cerviden von Piracicaba in Brasilien (Prov. St. Paulo)'', 1884 - On cervids of Piracicaba. * ''Ueber eine Pelzrobben-Art von der Küste Süd-brasiliens'', 1887 - About a fur seal species from coastal southern Brazil. * ''Ueber Sus celebensis und verwandte'', 1889 ...
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Alfred Nehring (Zoologische Annalen Band II 1908)
Alfred Nehring (29 January 1845, in Bad Gandersheim, Gandersheim – 29 September 1904 in Charlottenburg, Berlin-Charlottenburg) was a German zoologist and paleontologist. He was a founding professor of zoology at the Royal agricultural university in Berlin. Nehring was born in Gandersheim and was educated at Helmstedt and then in Braunschweig, passing his exams in 1863. He then joined the University of Göttingen and then received a doctorate from Halle in 1867. He passed the teachers exam and joined the Royal Gymnasium in Wesel (1867) , later moving to Wolfenbüttel (1871). His paleontology work attracted interest from Rudolf Virchow, and in 1881 he became a professor of zoology at the newly founded Royal Agricultural University / ''Landwirtschaftliche Hochschule'' in Berlin. He worked there until his death. His main interests were in the Pleistocene fossils from Thiede, Immendorf, Groß- and Klein-Vahlberg, Schöppenstedt, Hornburg and Osterode, Neinstedt, Suderode, Gernrode, Qu ...
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