Herman Schalow (17 January 1852 – 9 December 1925), also incorrectly written Hermann Schalow, was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

ornithologist Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

. Herman Schalow was a banker; He studied ornithology as an amateur with

Jean Louis Cabanis Jean Louis Cabanis (8 March 1816 – 20 February 1906) was a German ornithologist. Cabanis was born in Berlin to an old Huguenot family who had moved from France. Little is known of his early life. He studied at the University of Berlin from 18 ...

(1816–1906) and worked with

Anton Reichenow Anton Reichenow (1 August 1847 in Charlottenburg – 6 July 1941 in Hamburg) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist. Reichenow was the son-in-law of Jean Cabanis, and worked at the Natural History Museum of Berlin from 1874 to 1921. He wa ...

(1847–1941). Between 1894 and 1907, he was Vice President and 1907–1921 President of the German Ornithological Society. Schalow was the author of ''Die

Musophagidae The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae ( "banana-eaters"), which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as loeries. They are semi-zygodactylous: the fourth ( ...

'' (1886), ''Die Vögel der Arktis, Birds of the Arctic'' (1905) and many scientific papers on birds. He also edited the travelogue written by

Richard Böhm Richard Böhm (1 October 1854 − 27 March 1884) was a German zoologist and explorer. Life Richard Böhm was the son of Ludwig Böhm, a prominent Physician and Franziska Louise (born Franziska Meyerlinck). As a child, he received a copy of Br ...

(1854–1884) ''Ostafrika, Sansibar und Tanganjika heraus: Von Sansibar zum Tanganjika, Briefe aus Ostafrika von Dr. Richard Böhm'' (J. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1888). Schalow described 270 species. The Berlin Museum of Natural History honoured him by naming a library after him, and Anton Reichenow named

Schalow's turaco Schalow's turaco (''Tauraco schalowi'') is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist Herman Schalow. Characteristics These birds are light f ...

for him.

References

* Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins (2003): ''Whose Bird? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate''. Yale University Press (New Haven, London) * Maurice Boubier (1925): ''L'Évolution de l'ornithology''. Librairie Félix Alcan (Paris), Nouvelle collection scientifique: ii + 308 p. * Ludwig Gebhardt (2006): ''Die Ornithologen Mitteleuropas''. Aula-Verlag, Wiebelsheim. * Wolfgang Mädlow: Notes on the new version. In. Herman Schalow: Contributions to the bird fauna of the Mark Brandenburg. edition, published by the Association of Berlin - Brandenburg ornithologists (ABBO) Rangsdorf, 2004. {{DEFAULTSORT:Schalow, Herman German ornithologists 1925 deaths 1852 births Scientists from Berlin German bankers