Jan Stanisław Sztolcman (sometimes referred to as Jean Stanislaus Stolzmann) (19 November 1854,

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

– 28 April 1928,

) was a Polish ornithologist.

Biography

Beginning in 1872, Sztolcman studied

zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...

at the Imperial University of Warsaw. From 1875 to 1882, he collected zoological specimens in

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, primarily in

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, and from 1882 to 1884, he lived and worked in

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

. He collected several hundred species of birds from South America, with some of the specimens being little known or entirely unknown to European ornithologists. In 1884, he returned to Warsaw, where in 1887 he was appointed director of the Branickich zoological museum.

Eponyms

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with the specific epithet of ''stolzmanni'' commemorate his name. For example, two species of lizard are named in his honor: ''

Liolaemus stolzmanni ''Liolaemus stolzmanni'', commonly known as Stolzmann's Pacific iguana, is a species of lizard in the family Liolaemidae. Etymology The specific name, ''stolzmanni'', is in honor of Polish zoologist Jean Stanislas Stolzmann.Beolens, Bo; Watkin ...

'' and ''

Microlophus stolzmanni ''Microlophus arenarius'' is a species of South American lava lizard in the family Tropiduridae. The species is endemic to Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other ...

''.

Written works

Jan Sztolcman, Józef Siemiradzki and dog

Among Sztolcman's written works is a 1926 treatise on the

European bison The European bison (''Bison bonasus'') or the European wood bison, also known as the wisent ( or ), the zubr (), or sometimes colloquially as the European buffalo, is a European species of bison. It is one of two extant species of bison, along ...

, titled ''Żubr, jego historia, obyczaje i przyszłość'' (The wisent, its history, behavior and future). Other significant works by Sztolcman are: *''Ornitologia łowiecka'' (1905) – Ornithological hunting. *''Wspomnienia z podróży'' (volumes 1, 2); (1912) – Memoirs of the journey. *''Szkice ornitologiczne'' (1916) – Ornithological sketches."List of published works copied from an equivalent article at the

Polish Wikipedia The Polish Wikipedia ( pl, Polskojęzyczna Wikipedia) is the Polish-language edition of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia. Founded on September 26, 2001, it now has more than articles, making it the -largest Wikipedia edition overall.

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1854 births 1928 deaths Scientists from Warsaw Polish ornithologists 19th-century Polish zoologists University of Warsaw alumni 20th-century Polish zoologists {{Ornithologist-stub