Rudolf Blasius

The family came from Sophiental and Rudolf became interested in natural history of the region while visiting his grandparents.

He later went on field trips with Adolph Nehrkorn and they published a list of the birds of the Braunschweig region.

He studied the microstructure of bird eggs and obtained his degree on January 30, 1866.

He joined military service as a doctor and then went for further medical training to Vienna.

[3] Blasius married Mally Hausmann on 14 August 1868 and they had two sons and two daughters.