Hermann Grote (7 July 1882 – 12 August 1951) was a German ornithologist known for his studies of African avifauna.
Hermann Grote | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 July 1882 |
| Died | 12 August 1951 (aged 69) West Berlin, West Germany |
| Occupation | German ornithologist |
While serving as a director of a sisal plantation in German East Africa, he published papers on the local avifauna (from 1909 to 1913). As a Russian POW during WWI, he learned Russian, a skill set he subsequently used to translate Russian ornithological works into German. During his career, he was associated with ornithological research performed at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.[1]
In 1923 he was elected a corresponding fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union.[1]
Taxa described by Grote
edit- Elminia albonotata subcaerulea (1923), a subspecies of the white-tailed crested flycatcher.
- Vidua togoensis (1923), the Togo paradise whydah.[2]
Selected writings
edit- Beitrag zur Ornis des südöstlichen Deutsch-Ostafrika, 1912 – Contributions to the ornithology of southeastern German East Africa.
- Über einige gefangene ostafrikanische Vögel, 1912 – On some captive East African birds.
- Aus der ornithologischen Literatur Russlands: Berichte und Übersetzungen, Volume 5, 1925 – On Russian ornithological literature; reports and translations.
- Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Vogelfauna des Graslandes von Neukamerun. 1925 – Contributions associated with birds native to the grasslands of Neukamerun.
- Brutbiologisches aus N.A. Sarudnys Schriften, 1934 – Breeding biology by Nicholas Alexievich Sarudny.
- "Collected Papers on Ornithology", 1935.
- Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der palaearktischen Zugvögel in Afrika, 1937 – New contributions involving Palearctic migrant birds in Africa.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b 1952 .1 Obituaries 223 - University of New Mexico obituary of Hermann Grote
- ^ ITIS taxa
- ^ OCLC Classify published works
- ^ Google Books publications