August Specht
Illustration — Galápagos tortoises in Hamburg Zoo - Illustration for "Die Gartenlaube" • Illustration — "Schimmel mit Zaumzeug frisst aus dem Gemüsewagen/Grey in harness feeding from vegetable cart" August Specht (1 August 1849, Lauffen am Neckar – 26 May 1923, Stuttgart) was a German natural history artist and painter. He was a pupil of Heinrich Läpple and Albert Kappis. In 1898 he published Specht's Tierbilder-Buch with descriptions in verse of the depicted animals.
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- Born
- 1849 · Lauffen am Neckar.
- Died
- 1923 · Stuttgart.
- Nationality
- Germany · Kingdom of Württemberg
- Occupation
- painter · illustrator
- Languages
- German
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August Specht compare negli archivi di autorità della Deutsche Nationalbibliothek come pittore, illustratore e “Tiermaler” (1º agosto 1849 – 26 maggio 1923).
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August Specht nacque a Lauffen am Neckar (1º agosto 1849) e morì a Stuttgart (26 maggio 1923).
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Born at Lauffen am Neckar in 1849, died in Stuttgart in 1923.
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