Wilhelm Meise (12 September 1901 in Essen - 24 August 2002 in Hamburg) was a German ornithologist.[1] He studied at the University of Berlin from 1924 to 1928, where he did his Ph.D. dissertation on the distribution of the carrion crow and the hooded crow, and hybridization between them under the supervision of Professor Erwin Stresemann, (1889–1972).[1] He also analysed taxonomic and historic relationships between the house sparrow and the Spanish sparrow in particular the status of the "Italian sparrow". He was curator of vertebrates at the Museum of Natural History in Dresden from 1929 until World War II.
During the 1950s, Meise was the President of the Jordsand Club for the Protection of Seabirds at a time when such endeavours were at an early stage. He undertook an expedition to Angola in 1955 and, during the following years, published several papers on geographical variation, speciation, and evolution of African birds.
Meise produced 47 parts of Max Schönwetter's handbook Handbuch der Oologie between 1960 and 1992, following Schönwetter's death in 1960.[4] The work consists of 3666 pages and presents in detail all species and subspecies whose eggs are known. According to Meise, there are 30000 - 35000 sub-species of birds, and the eggs of only half of these are known to science.[5]
Meise's 170 publications dealt mainly with birds, but occasionally with the taxonomy of scorpions, spiders, lizards, snakes, and molluscs. He retired in 1972, and died aged 100 in 2002.
Referencesedit
^ abcHaffer, Jurgen (2003) "In memoriam: Wilhelm Meise, 1901-2002" The Auk,120(2): 540. (Apr 2003)
^(in German) Meise, W. (1934) "Fortschritte der ornithologischen Systematik seit 1920" Proc. VIII Cong. Internat. Ornith. pp49-189
^(in French) Meise, W. (1938) "Exposition de types d'oiseaux nouvellement décrits au Muséum de Paris" Proc. IX Cong. Internat. Ornith. pp46-51
^(in German) Schönwetter, Max; Meise, Wilhelm Handbuch der Oologie, Akademie Verlag Berlin, 1960–1993.
^The Egg Collection Finnish Museum of Natural History. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
April 11, 2024
wilhelm, meise, september, 1901, essen, august, 2002, hamburg, german, ornithologist, studied, university, berlin, from, 1924, 1928, where, dissertation, distribution, carrion, crow, hooded, crow, hybridization, between, them, under, supervision, professor, er. Wilhelm Meise 12 September 1901 in Essen 24 August 2002 in Hamburg was a German ornithologist 1 He studied at the University of Berlin from 1924 to 1928 where he did his Ph D dissertation on the distribution of the carrion crow and the hooded crow and hybridization between them under the supervision of Professor Erwin Stresemann 1889 1972 1 He also analysed taxonomic and historic relationships between the house sparrow and the Spanish sparrow in particular the status of the Italian sparrow He was curator of vertebrates at the Museum of Natural History in Dresden from 1929 until World War II Gravestone of Wilhelm MeiseMeise produced the first review of bird species new to science in 1934 at the eighth International Ornithological Congress IOC followed by an update at the ninth IOC in 1938 2 3 He spent three years in a prison camp in Siberia after the war and joined the Berlin s Natural History Museum in 1948 In 1951 he was appointed curator of ornithology at the Museum of Natural History in Hamburg and professor at the University of Hamburg 1 During the 1950s Meise was the President of the Jordsand Club for the Protection of Seabirds at a time when such endeavours were at an early stage He undertook an expedition to Angola in 1955 and during the following years published several papers on geographical variation speciation and evolution of African birds Meise produced 47 parts of Max Schonwetter s handbook Handbuch der Oologie between 1960 and 1992 following Schonwetter s death in 1960 4 The work consists of 3666 pages and presents in detail all species and subspecies whose eggs are known According to Meise there are 30000 35000 sub species of birds and the eggs of only half of these are known to science 5 Meise s 170 publications dealt mainly with birds but occasionally with the taxonomy of scorpions spiders lizards snakes and molluscs He retired in 1972 and died aged 100 in 2002 References edit a b c Haffer Jurgen 2003 In memoriam Wilhelm Meise 1901 2002 The Auk 120 2 540 Apr 2003 in German Meise W 1934 Fortschritte der ornithologischen Systematik seit 1920 Proc VIII Cong Internat Ornith pp49 189 in French Meise W 1938 Exposition de types d oiseaux nouvellement decrits au Museum de Paris Proc IX Cong Internat Ornith pp46 51 in German Schonwetter Max Meise Wilhelm Handbuch der Oologie Akademie Verlag Berlin 1960 1993 The Egg Collection Finnish Museum of Natural History Retrieved November 24 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wilhelm Meise amp oldid 1185455696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
