Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm Michahelles (5 May 1807, Nuremberg – 15 August 1834, Nauplia) was a German zoologist and physician originally from Bavaria.
From 1827, he studied medicine at the University of Munich, where he made the acquaintance of naturalist Lorenz Oken. In 1831 he received his doctorate of medicine and surgery with the thesis Das Malo Di Scarlievo in Historischer Und Pathologischer Hinsicht.[1]
Michahelles travelled extensively in Dalmatia, Illyria and Croatia, becoming well known for his study of the birds of the area. He died after being affected with dysentery in Greece, aged only 27, where he went to practice medicine and study the wildlife.[1]
karl, michahelles, georg, christian, karl, wilhelm, michahelles, 1807, nuremberg, august, 1834, nauplia, german, zoologist, physician, originally, from, bavaria, from, 1827, studied, medicine, university, munich, where, made, acquaintance, naturalist, lorenz, . Georg Christian Karl Wilhelm Michahelles 5 May 1807 Nuremberg 15 August 1834 Nauplia was a German zoologist and physician originally from Bavaria From 1827 he studied medicine at the University of Munich where he made the acquaintance of naturalist Lorenz Oken In 1831 he received his doctorate of medicine and surgery with the thesis Das Malo Di Scarlievo in Historischer Und Pathologischer Hinsicht 1 Michahelles travelled extensively in Dalmatia Illyria and Croatia becoming well known for his study of the birds of the area He died after being affected with dysentery in Greece aged only 27 where he went to practice medicine and study the wildlife 1 He identified amongst other Mediterranean species the western rock nuthatch 2 ladder snake and the Iberian ribbed newt 3 The yellow legged gull Larus michahellis was named after him by Johann Friedrich Naumann Publications editUeber einige dalmatinische Vertebraten in Isis 1830 p 809 820 4 Neue sudeuropaische Amphibien In Isis von Oken XXIII Leipzig 1830 S 189 195 S 806 809 5 References edit a b Saecular Feier der Naturhistorischen Gesellschaft in Nurnberg 1801 1901 Google Books by Naturhistorische Gesellschaft Nurnberg GBIF Sitta neumayer Michahelles 1830 GBIF Pleurodeles waltl Michahelles 1830 Bibliotheca historico naturalis Verzeichniss der Bucher by Wilhelm Engelmann Bibliotheca historico naturalis Verzeichniss der Bucher by Wilhelm Engelmann nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German person in the field of medicine is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German zoologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Michahelles amp oldid 1220884829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
