Erwin Stresemann (22 November 1889, in Dresden – 20 November 1972, in East Berlin) was a German naturalist and ornithologist.
Stresemann was an ornithologist of extensive breadth who compiled one of the first and most comprehensive accounts of avian biology of its time as part of the Handbuch der Zoologie (Handbook of Zoology).
In the process of his studies on birds, he also produced one of the most extensive historical accounts on the development of the science of ornithology.
He influenced numerous ornithologists around him and oversaw the development of ornithology in Germany as editor of the Journal für Ornithologie.
He also took an interest in poetry, philosophy and linguistics.
He published a monograph on the Paulohi language based on studies made during his ornithological expedition to the Indonesian island.
Author: Unknown Source: Original photo in Zoological Museum, Berlin. Reprinted in Erwin Stresemann (1889–1972).—Leben und Werk eines Pioniers der wissenschaftlichen Ornithologie by Jürgen Haffer, Erich Rutschke and Klaus Wunderlich. 2000. Acta Historica Leopoldina, Number 34. Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
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