Hans Bluntschli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Bluntschli

Swiss anatomist (1877-1962)

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1877

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1962

Profession: university teacher, anatomist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hans Bluntschli (February 19, 1877 – July 13, 1962) was a Swiss anatomist.
He received his medical degree from Heidelberg University in 1903, and taught at multiple universities before becoming the chair of anatomy and embryology in Bern in 1933, where he remained until his retirement in 1942.
On expedition in 1931, he recovered two juvenile specimens of birds, which were identified in 1996 as a distinct species, but were later identified through genetic analysis to be specimens of white-throated oxylabes.
His expeditions included the Amazon Rain Forest from 1912 to 1913, and Madagascar from 1932 to 1933, during which he recovered the specimens now know to be white-throated oxylabes.