Hildebrandt was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, to a family of painters. Originally a machine maker, he lost an eye after an accident and became a gardener, eventually starting work in 1869 for the Berlin Botanical Garden. Between 1872 and 1881, Hildebrandt made a number of expeditions to the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes, collecting a large number of botanical and zoological specimens. His expeditions were for the most part modest affairs, but he discovered a number of new species. He also lectured widely and wrote about many aspects of the places he visited.
^Beentje, H. J. (1998). "J. M. Hildebrandt (1847 – 1881): Notes on His Travels and Plant Collections". Kew Bulletin. 53 (4): 835–856. doi:10.2307/4118872. JSTOR 4118872.
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hildebrandt, p. 123).
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. p. 95. ISBN978-1-907807-42-8.
johann, maria, hildebrandt, born, march, 1847, died, 1881, german, explorer, collector, scientist, born13, march, 1847düsseldorf, germanydied29, 1881, 1881, aged, madagascaroccupationsexplorercollectorscientistbiography, edit, nbsp, hildebrandt, starling, nbsp. Johann Maria Hildebrandt born 13 or 19 March 1847 died 29 May 1881 was a German explorer collector and scientist Johann Maria HildebrandtBorn13 or 19 March 1847Dusseldorf GermanyDied29 May 1881 1881 05 30 aged 34 MadagascarOccupationsExplorercollectorscientistBiography edit nbsp Hildebrandt s starling nbsp Encephalartos hildebrandtii Hildebrandt was born in Dusseldorf Germany to a family of painters Originally a machine maker he lost an eye after an accident and became a gardener eventually starting work in 1869 for the Berlin Botanical Garden Between 1872 and 1881 Hildebrandt made a number of expeditions to the Horn of Africa and the African Great Lakes collecting a large number of botanical and zoological specimens His expeditions were for the most part modest affairs but he discovered a number of new species He also lectured widely and wrote about many aspects of the places he visited Hildebrandt died of a fever and stomach bleeding whilst on an expedition to Madagascar and was buried in the Norwegian Cemetery in Ambatovinaky He gave his name to a number of species including Hildebrandt s starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti the cycad Encephalartos hildebrandtii and Hildebrandt s spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti all of which he discovered in Kenya in the African Great Lakes region 1 Hildebrandt is commemorated in the scientific names of three species of reptiles Hemirhagerrhis hildebrandtii Paracontias hildebrandti and Trachylepis hildebrandtii 2 One frog genus Hildebrandtia bears his name 3 References edit Beentje H J 1998 J M Hildebrandt 1847 1881 Notes on His Travels and Plant Collections Kew Bulletin 53 4 835 856 doi 10 2307 4118872 JSTOR 4118872 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Hildebrandt p 123 Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2013 The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians Exeter England Pelagic Publishing p 95 ISBN 978 1 907807 42 8 External links editDigitallibrary usc edu J M Hildebrandt s grave Ambatovinaky Antananarivo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann Maria Hildebrandt amp oldid 1212159879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
