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He studied [[theology]] and natural sciences in [[Tübingen]], then worked as an assistant at the [[Museum für Naturkunde|Zoological Museum in Berlin]]. From 1855 he conducted scientific investigations in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean (especially [[Haiti]]). In 1859 he returned to Germany as director of the [[Frankfurt Zoological Garden]] — in this capacity he edited the journal "''Der Zoologische Garten''".<ref>[http://www.grabenstetten.de/index.php?id=99 David Friedrich Weinland] Eine Grabenstettener Persönlichkeit</ref> |
He studied [[theology]] and natural sciences in [[Tübingen]], then worked as an assistant at the [[Museum für Naturkunde|Zoological Museum in Berlin]]. From 1855 he conducted scientific investigations in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean (especially [[Haiti]]). In 1859 he returned to Germany as director of the [[Frankfurt Zoological Garden]] — in this capacity he edited the journal "''Der Zoologische Garten''".<ref>[http://www.grabenstetten.de/index.php?id=99 David Friedrich Weinland] Eine Grabenstettener Persönlichkeit</ref> |
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Following the publication of Otto Hahn’s 1880 work, ''Die Meteorite (Chondrite) und ihre Organismen'', Weinland publicly supported Hahn’s theory regarding the [[Chondrite|chondrites]]. In 1881 Weinland, writing in the popular geographical journal ''Das Ausland''<ref>[https://archive.org/details/corals-in-the-meteorites Corals in the Meteorites] archive.org English translation</ref>, asserted the correctness of Hahn’s attempt to classify the [[Inclusion_(mineral)|inclusions]] of the chondrites as organic, although slightly modifying Hahn’s original assignment of the [[Genus|genera]], by stating that the chondrites are in fact nothing but fossiliferous rocks from a shattered former planet. He published in 1882 a treatise entitled ''Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Tierreste'' in which he established sixteen genera with multiple [[Species|species]] each.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/about-the-animal-remains-discovered-in-the-meteorites About the Animal Remains Discovered in the Meteorites] archive.org English translation</ref> |
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He was the father of chemist [[Rudolf Friedrich Weinland]] (1865–1936). |
He was the father of chemist [[Rudolf Friedrich Weinland]] (1865–1936). |
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* ''Rulaman Erzählung aus der Zeit des Höhlenmenschen und des Höhlenbären'', 1878 (published over numerous editions) Rulaman, a story from the time of cavemen and cave bears (fiction). |
* ''Rulaman Erzählung aus der Zeit des Höhlenmenschen und des Höhlenbären'', 1878 (published over numerous editions) Rulaman, a story from the time of cavemen and cave bears (fiction). |
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* ''Kuning Hartfest : ein Lebensbild aus der Geschichte unserer deutschen Ahnen'', 1879 – Kuning Hartfest; a biography on the history of our German ancestors (historical novel).<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr97-14247/ Most widely held works by David Friedrich Weinland] WorldCat Identities</ref> |
* ''Kuning Hartfest : ein Lebensbild aus der Geschichte unserer deutschen Ahnen'', 1879 – Kuning Hartfest; a biography on the history of our German ancestors (historical novel).<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr97-14247/ Most widely held works by David Friedrich Weinland] WorldCat Identities</ref> |
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* ''Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Tierreste'', 1882 – About the Animal Remains Discovered in the Meteorites.<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67636476 Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Thierreste] WorldCat permalink</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:59, 4 October 2019
David Friedrich Weinland (30 August 1829 in Grabenstetten – 19 September 1915 in Hohenwittlingen) was a German zoologist and novelist.
He studied theology and natural sciences in Tübingen, then worked as an assistant at the Zoological Museum in Berlin. From 1855 he conducted scientific investigations in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean (especially Haiti). In 1859 he returned to Germany as director of the Frankfurt Zoological Garden — in this capacity he edited the journal "Der Zoologische Garten".[1]
Following the publication of Otto Hahn’s 1880 work, Die Meteorite (Chondrite) und ihre Organismen, Weinland publicly supported Hahn’s theory regarding the chondrites. In 1881 Weinland, writing in the popular geographical journal Das Ausland[2], asserted the correctness of Hahn’s attempt to classify the inclusions of the chondrites as organic, although slightly modifying Hahn’s original assignment of the genera, by stating that the chondrites are in fact nothing but fossiliferous rocks from a shattered former planet. He published in 1882 a treatise entitled Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Tierreste in which he established sixteen genera with multiple species each.[3]
He was the father of chemist Rudolf Friedrich Weinland (1865–1936).
Eponymy
- Eleutherodactylus weinlandi, Weinland's robber frog; circumscribed by Thomas Barbour in 1914.
- Gastrotheca weinlandii, Weinland's marsupial frog; circumscribed by Franz Steindachner in 1892.[4]
Selected works
- Ueber den beutelfrosch, 1854 – About the marsupial frog.
- "On the egg-tooth of snakes and lizards", (published in English in 1857).
- "Human cestoides : an essay on the tapeworms of man", (published in English in 1858).
- Zur Weichthierfauna der Schwäbischen Alb, 1876 – Mollusks of the Swabian Alb.
- Rulaman Erzählung aus der Zeit des Höhlenmenschen und des Höhlenbären, 1878 (published over numerous editions) Rulaman, a story from the time of cavemen and cave bears (fiction).
- Kuning Hartfest : ein Lebensbild aus der Geschichte unserer deutschen Ahnen, 1879 – Kuning Hartfest; a biography on the history of our German ancestors (historical novel).[5]
- Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Tierreste, 1882 – About the Animal Remains Discovered in the Meteorites.[6]
References
- ^ David Friedrich Weinland Eine Grabenstettener Persönlichkeit
- ^ Corals in the Meteorites archive.org English translation
- ^ About the Animal Remains Discovered in the Meteorites archive.org English translation
- ^ The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
- ^ Most widely held works by David Friedrich Weinland WorldCat Identities
- ^ Über die in Meteoriten entdeckten Thierreste WorldCat permalink
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