Hans von Boetticher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans von Boetticher

German zoologist (1886–1958)

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1886

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1958

Profession: zoologist, ornithologist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hans von Boetticher (30 August 1886 – 20 January 1958) was a German zoologist who worked on ornithology and entomology.
Boetticher was employed at the natural history museum in Coburg.
Several of his works deal with the higher level taxonomy of bird groups based on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography.
Some of his other works include those on the pinnipeds.
His special area of interest included ducks and geese, turacos, parrots, pigeons and sea-birds.
The South American duck genera Amazonetta and Speculanas were designated by him.
Some of the other bird taxa that he named such as Galapagornis are no longer valid.He wrote a series of books on bird families.
These included Gänse- und Entenvögel aus aller Welt (1952), Albatrosse und andere Sturmvögel (1955), Lärmvögel, Turakos und Pisangfresser (1955), Fasanen, Pfauen, Perlhühner und andere Zierhühner (1956) and Pelikane, Kormorane und andere Ruderfüßler (1957).