Heinrich Gätke
Illustration — Heinrich Gätke in 1895 Heinrich Gätke (born 19 May or 19 March 1814 in Pritzwalk – died 1 January 1897 in Heligoland) was a German ornithologist and artist.
Also recorded as Heinrich Gaetke · H. Gätke · Heinrich Carl Ludwig Gätke
Heinrich Gätke
Heinrich Gatke · Heligoland as an ornithological observatory · Public domain
- Born
- 1814 · Pritzwalk.
- Died
- 1897 · Heligoland.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- ornithologist · painter · zoological collector
- Teachers
- Carl Blechen
- Known for
- Die Vogelwarte Helgoland
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Heinrich Gätke in 1895 Heinrich Gätke (born 19 May or 19 March 1814 in Pritzwalk – died 1 January 1897 in Heligoland) was a German ornithologist and artist.
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Training under Carl Blechen is recorded. The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Heligoland. Positions recorded include secretary. Works named in the authority record are Die Vogelwarte Helgoland. Work by Heinrich Gätke is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Wattenmeer Besucherzentrum Wilhelmshaven and Post and Telecommunications Museum Foundation.
The son of a baker, he was sent to study commerce in Berlin but became a painter. In 1837 he travelled to the island of Heligoland for the first time. From 1841 he decided to live there and from 1843 he studied birds on the island. He studied ornithology and made a collection. In 1891 a station was established in Heligoland and the Prussian government acquired his collection for the North sea museum. The collection was destroyed in 1944 by a bombing.
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1814
Heinrich Gätke born at Pritzwalk.
1897
Heinrich Gätke died at Heligoland.
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Pritzwalk.
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• Die Vogelwarte Helgoland, hrsg. von Rudolf Blasius, 1891 (Vogel = bird; Warte = observation point or station) • Heligoland as an Ornithological Observatory trans. by Rudolph Rosenstock, 1891
Heinrich Gaetke, German ornithologist
Heinrich Gatke · Heligoland as an ornithological observatory
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The authorities additionally record the headings Heinrich Gaetke, H. Gätke and Heinrich Carl Ludwig Gätke. His recorded language was German.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Wattenmeer Besucherzentrum Wilhelmshaven and Post and Telecommunications Museum Foundation
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