Christian Ludwig Brehm

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Christian Ludwig Brehm was a 19th-century German ornithologist and pastor known for his extensive work on European bird species and their classification.

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instanceOf human
ornithologist
pastor
child Alfred Edmund Brehm NERFINISHED
collectionOrExhibition large collection of bird skins and specimens
countryOfCitizenship Germany
era 19th century
ethnicGroup German
familyName Brehm NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ornithology
taxonomy
zoology
genre natural history
scientific literature
givenName Christian NERFINISHED
Ludwig NERFINISHED
hasNotableContribution refinement of species and subspecies concepts in ornithology
hasOccupationAspect parish ministry
scientific research
influenced Alfred Edmund Brehm NERFINISHED
knownFor classification of European birds
description of numerous bird species and subspecies
large private bird collection
languageOfWorkOrName German
name Christian Ludwig Brehm NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableFor detailed descriptions of plumage variation in birds
early systematic approach to bird taxonomy in Germany
notableStudentOrProtégé Alfred Edmund Brehm NERFINISHED
notableWork Beiträge zur Vogelkunde NERFINISHED
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Deutschlands NERFINISHED
Ornis oder das neueste und genaueste Verzeichnis der Vögel Deutschlands NERFINISHED
occupation Lutheran pastor
clergyman
ornithologist
placeOfActivity German states NERFINISHED
positionHeld pastor in Renthendorf, Thuringia
relative Alfred Edmund Brehm NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
studied European birds
German avifauna
workLocation Germany
Renthendorf NERFINISHED
Thuringia NERFINISHED

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Spanish imperial eagle firstDescribedBy Christian Ludwig Brehm