Émil Goeldi
Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist (1859–1917) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Émil August Goeldi (var. Göldi, Portuguese var. Emílio Augusto Goeldi) (28 August 1859 – 5 July 1917 in Bern), was a Swiss-Brazilian naturalist and zoologist. He was the father of Oswaldo Goeldi, a noted Brazilian engraver and illustrator.
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Émil August Goeldi | |
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Born | 28 August 1859 |
Died | 5 July 1917 (1917-07-06) (aged 57) |
Other names | Göldi, Emilio Augusto Goeldi |
Citizenship | Switzerland Brazil |
Alma mater | Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena Universität Leipzig |
Known for | Reorganizer of the Goeldi Museum in Brazil |
Children | Oswaldo Goeldi |
Awards | Life-Director of museum renamed for him |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology, Archaeology, Public health |
Institutions | Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil |
Patrons | Pedro II of Brazil |
Doctoral advisor | Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel |
Other academic advisors | Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolph Leuckart |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Goeldi |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Goeldi |
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