Alfred Voeltzkow
Deceased Person
1860 – 1947
Who was Alfred Voeltzkow?
Alfred Voeltzkow was a German zoologist and botanist from Berlin, Brandenburg. He studied sciences at the universities of Heidelberg, Berlin, Freiburg, and Würzburg, receiving his doctorate in 1887.
Voeltzkow is remembered for his scientific journeys in eastern Africa and islands of the Western Indian Ocean. On these expeditions, Voeltzkow collected zoological specimens of numerous genera for study and classification.
Voeltzkow's best-known written works involved his African journeys, and were titled:
"Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Reisen in Madagascar und Ost-Africa in den Jahren 1889-1895"
"Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-1905".
His name is associated with numerous species, including Cinachyrella voeltzkowi, Spinivorticella voeltzkowi, Cataulacus voeltzkowi, Pteropus voeltzkowi, Leucochrysa voeltzkowi, Oligochrysa voeltzkowi, Anapochrysa voeltzkowi and Lissoclinum voeltzkowi.
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- Born
- 1860
- Education
- University of Würzburg
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Lived in
- Berlin
- Died
- 1947
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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