August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius

German ornithologist

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1845

Place of Birth: Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 31-May-1912

Profession: curator, ornithologist, university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius (5 July 1845 in Braunschweig – 31 May 1912 in Braunschweig) was a German ornithologist. Blasius belonged to a family of scientists: his father was the ornithologist Johann Heinrich Blasius (1809-1870) and his brother was the ornithologist Rudolf Heinrich Paul Blasius (1842-1907). In 1871 he became a professor of zoology and botany at the Braunschweig University of Technology.
He also served as director of its natural history museum and botanical gardens.
He was a member of the council for the Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft (German Ornithological Society).