Hugo Schauinsland Explained

Hugo Hermann Schauinsland (30 May 1857 – 5 June 1937) was a German zoologist born in Rittergut Dedawe (now in Polessky District), Kreis Labiau, Province of Prussia.

He studied natural sciences at the University of Geneva and zoology at the University of Königsberg, obtaining his doctorate in 1883. Following graduation he conducted research in Naples and Munich. In 1887 he became Gründungsdirektor (founding director) of the Städtischen Sammlungen für Naturgeschichte und Ethnographie, later to be known as the Übersee-Museum Bremen. Schauinsland served as director of the museum until his retirement in 1933. (succeeded by Carl Friedrich Roewer, 1881–1963).^[1]

In 1896–97 he conducted scientific research in the Pacific (including the Hawaiian Islands). The Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) and the Redspotted sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandii) are named in his honour, as are a number of smaller creatures;^[2] (Pseudaneitea schauinslandi, Maorichiton schauinslandi, Caconemobius schauinslandi, Dolomedes schauinslandi).

Selected writings

• 1883. Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Embryonalentwicklung der Trematoden. Contribution to the Knowledge of the Embryonic Development of the Trematodes. Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft. Jena, Germany. 16. 465–527. 2027/hvd.32044107338253. 902987746. de.
• Book: Beiträge zur Biologie der Hatteria. 1898. Berlin. de. Contributions to the Biology of Hatteria. .
• Book: Drei Monate auf einer Koralleninsel(Laysan). 1899. M. Nössler. Bremen, Germany. de. Three Months on a Coralline Island (Laysan). 796664506. Google Books.
  • Three Months on a Coral Island (Laysan) . Udvardy . Miklos D.F. . Miklos Udvardy . 10.5479/si.00775630.432.1 . 1996 . 432 . 1899 . 966630935 . 2017-03-01 . . Schauinsland . Hugo H. . Atoll Research Bulletin . - English translation of Drei Monate auf einer Koralleninsel(Laysan)
• Book: Ein Besuch auf Molokai, der Insel der Aussätzigen . 313976469 . M. Nössler. 1900. Bremen, Germany . A Visit to Molokai, Island of Lepers. de.
• Book: 1903. Beiträge zur Entwicklungsgeschichte und Anatomie der Wirbeltiere.. On the evolution and anatomy of vertebrates. de. Stuttgart, Germany. Verlag von Erwin Nägele. 809921651. Biodiversity Heritage Library.
• Book: Das Städtische Museum für Natur- Völker- und Handelskunde in Bremen. Centralstelle für Arbeiter-Wohlfahrtseinrichtungen. 1904. Berlin. de. The Municipal Museum of Natural History and Trade in Bremen. 55080921.
• Book: Darwin und seine Lehre nebst kritischen Bemerkungen. F. Leuwer. 1909. Bremen, Germany. 2027/mdp.39015064465225. Darwin and His Doctrine Together with Critical Remarks. de. 555206848.

Taxon named in his honor

• The redspotted sandperch Parapercis schauinslandii is named after him.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Ludwig Cohn

Notes and References

1. Book: The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Beolens. Bo. Watkins. Michael. Grayson. Michael. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2009. 9780801895333. Baltimore. en. 593239356. Also found at
2. Web site: Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S. Hansson. Hans.G.. www.tmbl.gu.se. 2017-03-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20060129194502/http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/personetymol/petymol.s.html. 2006-01-29. dead.
3. Steindachner, F. . 1900 . Fische aus dem Stillen Ocean. Ergebnisse einer Reise nach dem Pacific (Schauinsland, 1896-1897) . Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe . 37 . 16 . 174–178 . German.
4. Web site: Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. S . 19 June 2018 . Hans G. Hansson.
5. Web site: Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE . 6 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.