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

Hans von Berlepsch

German ornithologist

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1850

Place of Birth: Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1915

Profession: ornithologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Count Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig von Berlepsch (29 July 1850 – 27 February 1915) was a German ornithologist. Berlepsch studied zoology at the University of Halle.
He used his inherited wealth to sponsor bird collectors in South America, including Jan Kalinowski and Hermann von Ihering.
His collection of 55,000 birds was sold to the Senckenberg Museum at Frankfurt on Main after his death. Species commemorating Berlepsch include Berlepsch's six-wired bird-of-paradise, and Berlepsch's tinamou.