Paul Pfurtscheller

Paul Pfurtscheller (20 November 1855, Salzburg - 5 February 1927, Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist and natural history artist who produced a series of Zoologische Wandtafeln (Zoological Wall Charts) from 1902 to 1927.

In 1879, studying plant anatomy and physiology under Julius Ritter von Wiesner (1838–1916).

Although he received no formal art training, he created the wall charts to illustrate his teaching lessons, and these were later used by the University Zoological Institute and highly regarded by eminent zoologists.

The main motivation was not the non-availability of teaching material but the large classroom sizes that he had to deal with.

Pichler's Witwe & Sohn und Buchhandlung Lehrmittelanstalt', a bookstore specialising in educational literature and teaching aids in Vienna and Leipzig.