Hermann Schlegel
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Key facts
- Born
- 10 June 1804, Altenburg , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 17 January 1884 (1884-01-17) (aged 79), Leiden , Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Fields
- Ornithology , Herpetology
- Institutions
- Natural history museum of Leiden
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Family name
- Schlegel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Saxe-Altenburg
- Place of birth
- Altenburg
- Place of death
- Leiden
- Child
- Gustaaf Schlegel
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- ornithology
- Image
- HermannSchlegelNeumann.JPG
- Work location
- Leiden
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- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- author citation (zoology)
- Schlegel
- Commons category
- Hermann Schlegel
- date of death
- 1884-01-17
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- Commons gallery
- Hermann Schlegel
- has works in the collection
- National Museum of World Cultures
- significant person
- Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch
- date of birth
- 1804-06-10
- P6944
- Hermann Schlegel
- start of work period
- 1822-01-01
- end of work period
- 1884-01-01
- archives at
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Commons Creator page
- Hermann Schlegel
- P8168
- Caleb Lyon
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.
Early life and education
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