Hugo Schauinsland

Who was Hugo Schauinsland?

Hugo Hermann Schauinsland was a German zoologist born in Rittergut Dedawe, Kreis Labiau, East Prussia.

He studied natural sciences at the University of Geneva and zoology at the University of Königsberg, obtaining his doctorate in 1883. Following graduation he conducted research in Naples and Munich. In 1887 he became Gründungsdirektor of the Städtischen Sammlungen für Naturgeschichte und Ethnographie, later to be known as the Übersee-Museum Bremen. Schauinsland served as director of the museum until his retirement in 1933..

In 1896-97 he conducted scientific research in the Pacific. The Hawaiian monk seal is named in his honour, as are a number of smaller creatures.