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Ernst Von Middendorff
Ernst von Middendorff (10 January 1851 – 6 April 1916), the son of the Baltic explorer Alexander von Middendorf, was an agronomist and ornithologist who made an extensive collection of birds from across Europe. Von Middendorff was born in Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg to Alexander and Hedwig. He was educated privately, at the Wiedemann Grammar School in St Petersburg and then at Dorpat. He began to apprentice in farming on the family estate in Hellenurme, Hellenorm. He then studied chemistry and economics at the University of Tartu, University of Dorpat. He received a doctorate in agronomy in 1875. He was interested in natural history from an early age and joined an expedition in the Arctic Circle along with his father. He returned and managed the estates of his father at Samhof, Pörrafer, and Hellenorm. He hunted specimens of birds across the Baltic region, also obtaining skins through others. He had a private collection of nearly 4000 skins but these were distributed acros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Von Middendorf EAA
Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) German botanist known by the author abbreviation "Ernst" * Anton Ernst (1975-) South African Film Producer * Alice Henson Ernst (1880-1980), American writer and historian * Britta Ernst (born 1961), German politician * Cornelia Ernst, German politician * Edzard Ernst, German-British Professor of Complementary Medicine * Emil Ernst, astronomer * Ernie Ernst (1924/25–2013), former District Judge in Walker County, Texas * Eugen Ernst (1864–1954), German politician * Fabian Ernst, German soccer player * Gustav Ernst, Austrian writer * Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Moravian violinist and composer * Jim Ernst, Canadian politician * Jimmy Ernst, American painter, son of Max Ernst * Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator from Iowa * K.S. Ernst, American visual poet * Karl Friedrich Paul Ernst, German writer (1866–1933) * Ken Ernst, U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
