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Nikolaus Bodman
Baron Johann Nikolaus von Bodman (23 February 1903 – 25 October 1988) was a German nobleman, ornithologist and bird conservationist who helped establish the Radolfzell bird observatory at his castle in Möggingen. It was incorporated into the Max Planck Society in 1949 and added to the Max Planck Institute for Behavioural Physiology in 1959. Bodman was the younger son of Count Othmar von Bodman and Countess Maria von Walderdorff The House of Walderdorff is the name of an old and distinguished German noble family, whose members occupied many important ecclesiastical positions within the Holy Roman Empire. History First mentioned in 1198, the Walderdorff family belong .... He went to school in the Ettal monastery in Bavaria and the high school at Ravensberg and Bad Wörishofen. He then studied at the University of Bonn. In June 1927 he went on a research trip to the Balearic Islands with Adolf von Jordan of the Museum Alexander König and worked for a while as an intern on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walderdorff
The House of Walderdorff is the name of an old and distinguished German noble family, whose members occupied many important ecclesiastical positions within the Holy Roman Empire. History First mentioned in 1198, the Walderdorff family belongs to the Uradel of the Rhineland and has strong historic ties to the Catholic Church. Members of the family originally held the rank of Imperial Knight, and were later elevated to baronial rank on 1 September 1663 and to comital rank on 12 August 1754 by Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Since 1657 the family's seat has been Molsberg Castle in Westerwaldkreis. Notable family members * Wilderich von Walderdorff (1617–1680), Prince-Bishop of Vienna * Johann IX Philipp von Walderdorff Johann Philipp von Walderdorff (24 May 1701 – 12 January 1768) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1756 until 1768, and the Prince-Bishop of Worms from 1763 until 1768. Biography John Philip was born in Molsberg into the noble Wa ... (1701 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Ornithologists
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Barons Of Germany
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold their fief – their lands and income – directly from the monarch. Barons are less often the vassals of other nobles. In many kingdoms, they were entitled to wear a smaller form of a crown called a ''coronet''. The term originates from the Latin term , via Old French. The use of the title ''baron'' came to England via the Norman Conquest of 1066, then the Normans brought the title to Scotland and Italy. It later spread to Scandinavia and Slavic lands. Etymology The word ''baron'' comes from the Old French , from a Late Latin "man; servant, soldier, mercenary" (so used in Salic law; Alemannic law has in the same sense). The scholar Isidore of Seville in the 7th century thoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
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