Björn Bergenholtz
(former alias "Calalp")
Hemprich's Hornbill Tockus hemprichii was described by Ehrenberg (in 1833, 1829 alt. 1828–1832, it´s a chronological mess!) and I don´t think there is any doubt whatsover that the name "Hemprichii" commemorates his Fellow travelling Companion, the Prussian, Naturalist, explorer and collector Friedrich Wilhelm Hemprich (1796–1825), often claimed to be German although he was born in Prussia on the 24th of June 1796 in the city Glatz (Kłodzko, in today's Poland), who died in tropical fewer on the 30th of June 1825 in Massawa/Massaua, in Abyssinia (today's Eritrea), Northeastern Africa – not even a full week after his 29th birthday.
Now I´m looking for any type of quote, mentioning of him, additional info etc. ... that will strenghten this claim! But since the short type description is in Latin, of which I know close to nothing, it´s hard to understand if it tells us anything about him and before I even try to transcribe it; can anyone here on Bird Forum (that does understand Latin) answer if there is something useful, anything at all, in the type description? (attached)
Cheers!
PS. Ehrenberg tried, with less luck, to commemorate Hemprich in "Ibis hemprichii" (in the same vague years), that turned out to be synonymous to Geronticus eremita LINNAEUS 1758. He also coined the scientific name for the still debated, so called; "Caspian -" (or sometimes "Hemprich's -") Stonechat described as "Saxicola Hemprichi" (which is considered either valid, invalid, synonymous, a specie or a sub-specie [to what specie? There´re at least two suggested ones]... depending on whom you ask).
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PPS. According to Jobling (2010) he is as well commemorated in:
● Sooty Gull (Larus) Ichthyaetus hemprichii BRUCH 1853 a k a " Hemprich's Gull"
● the subspecies "Abyssinian/Etiopean Cardinal Woodpecker" Dendropicos fuscescens hemprichii Ehrenberg 1833
Now I´m looking for any type of quote, mentioning of him, additional info etc. ... that will strenghten this claim! But since the short type description is in Latin, of which I know close to nothing, it´s hard to understand if it tells us anything about him and before I even try to transcribe it; can anyone here on Bird Forum (that does understand Latin) answer if there is something useful, anything at all, in the type description? (attached)
Cheers!
PS. Ehrenberg tried, with less luck, to commemorate Hemprich in "Ibis hemprichii" (in the same vague years), that turned out to be synonymous to Geronticus eremita LINNAEUS 1758. He also coined the scientific name for the still debated, so called; "Caspian -" (or sometimes "Hemprich's -") Stonechat described as "Saxicola Hemprichi" (which is considered either valid, invalid, synonymous, a specie or a sub-specie [to what specie? There´re at least two suggested ones]... depending on whom you ask).
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PPS. According to Jobling (2010) he is as well commemorated in:
● Sooty Gull (Larus) Ichthyaetus hemprichii BRUCH 1853 a k a " Hemprich's Gull"
● the subspecies "Abyssinian/Etiopean Cardinal Woodpecker" Dendropicos fuscescens hemprichii Ehrenberg 1833
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