August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius

Blasius belonged to a family of scientists: his father was the ornithologist Johann Heinrich Blasius (1809-1870) and his brother was the ornithologist Rudolf Heinrich Paul Blasius (1842-1907).

In 1871 he became a professor of zoology and botany at the Braunschweig University of Technology.

He also served as director of its natural history museum and botanical gardens.

He was a member of the council for the Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft (German Ornithological Society).

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