Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (30 March 1777 – 8 March 1861) was a

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and naturalist.

Biography

Schinz was born in

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and studied medicine at the universities of

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and

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. In 1798 he received his doctorate and subsequently returned to his hometown of Zürich as a medical practitioner. In 1804 he became a teacher of

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and natural history at the medical-surgical institute in Zürich, and from 1833 to 1855 he served as an associate professor of

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at the

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.Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf
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Works

He was also curator at the natural history society of Zurich, and was the author of many important zoological works; such as: * ''Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage'' (1821–25), translation of

Georges Cuvier Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, Baron Cuvier (; 23 August 1769 – 13 May 1832), known as Georges Cuvier, was a French natural history, naturalist and zoology, zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier ...

's ''Le Règne Animal'', with numerous additions. * ''Naturschichte und Abbildungen der Fische'', Schaffhausen, 1836, doi:10.3931/e-rara-85906 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-85907 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara.), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates. * ''Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Reptilien'', Schaffhausen, 1833–1835, doi:10.3931/e-rara-79384 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-79847 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates. * ''Europäsche Fauna'' (1840).

Gallery

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References

Bibliography

*Mearns and Mearns - ''Biographies for Birdwatchers'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Schinz 1777 births 1861 deaths 19th-century Swiss zoologists Swiss mammalogists Swiss ornithologists Scientists from Zürich University of Zurich faculty University of Jena alumni University of Würzburg alumni Members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina 18th-century Swiss zoologists