Johann Zelebor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Zelebor

Austrian naturalist, zoologist and illustrator

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1819

Place of Birth: Eggenburg, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1869

Profession: naturalist, zoologist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johann Zelebor (5 December 1819 in Eggenburg, Lower Austria – 19 February 1869 in Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist, illustrator, and zoologist. Prior to 1845 he worked as a carpenter, afterwards serving as a taxidermist at the Naturalien-Cabinet in Vienna.
In 1857 he became an assistant at the aforementioned institution, later receiving a promotion as a "curator-adjunct". He took part in the expedition Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde (1861–1876) ("Journey of the Austrian frigate Novara around the Earth, 1861 – 1876").
In addition to the Novara expedition, Zelebor took zoological journeys to the Balkans, Crete and Egypt during his career.