Alfred Brehm

Alfred Edmund Brehm (German pronunciation: [ˈalfʁeːt ˈʔɛtmʊnt ˈbʁeːm]; 2 February 1829 11 November 1884) was a German zoologist, writer, director of zoological gardens and the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm, a famous pastor and ornithologist.

Alfred Brehm
Born
Alfred Edmund Brehm

(1829-02-02)2 February 1829
Unterrenthendorf (now Renthendorf), Saxe-Altenburg
Died11 November 1884(1884-11-11) (aged 55)
Renthendorf, German Empire
EducationUniversity of Jena
Occupation(s)Zoologist, writer
Known forBrehm's Life of Animals
SpouseMathilde Reiz
ChildrenFive
Parent
AwardsGerman Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
Scientific career
InstitutionsZoological Garden of Hamburg
Author abbrev. (zoology)A.E. Brehm

Through the book title Brehms Tierleben, which he co-authored with Eduard Pechuël-Loesche, Wilhelm Haacke, and Richard Schmidtlein, his name became a household word for popular zoological literature.

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