Carl Johann Gustav (Gustav) Hartlaub
1814–1900
German ornithologist and physician. MD, Göttingen, 1838. Studied in several countries in Europe. Practised in Bremen, 1841–90. Made significant contributions to the collection of birds in the Bremen natural history society museum. Editor, Jahresberichte über die Leistungen in der Naturgeschichte der Vögel, 1846–71. Published on the birds of Madagascar, west and east Africa, and Indonesia.
Sources
DBE
NDB.
Bibliography
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
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