Heinrich Rudolf Schinz

Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
Born	30 March 1777 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	8 March 1861(1861-03-08) (aged 83) Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	University of Würzburg and University of Jena
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology
Institutions	University of Zurich

Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (30 March 1777 – 8 March 1861) was a Swiss physician and naturalist.

Biography[edit]

Schinz was born in Zürich and studied medicine at the universities of Würzburg and Jena. In 1798 he received his doctorate and subsequently returned to his hometown of Zürich as a medical practitioner. In 1804 he became a teacher of physiology and natural history at the medical-surgical institute in Zürich, and from 1833 to 1855 he served as an associate professor of zoology at the university of Zurich.^[1][2]

Works[edit]

He was also curator at the natural history society of Zurich, and was the author of many important zoological works; such as:

• Das Thierreich eingetheilt nach dem Bau der Thiere als Grundlage (1821–25), translation of Georges Cuvier's Le Règne animal, with numerous additions.
• Naturschichte und Abbildungen der Fische, Schaffhausen, 1836, doi:10.3931/e-rara-85906 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-85907 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara.), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates.
• Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Reptilien, Schaffhausen, 1833–1835, doi:10.3931/e-rara-79384 (vol. 1), doi:10.3931/e-rara-79847 (vol. 2) (Digitized edition at e-rara), Karl Joseph Brodtmann lithographed the plates.
• Europäsche Fauna (1840).

Gallery[edit]

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  Bufo spp. from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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  Greek tortoise from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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  Nile crocodile from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"
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  Gavial from "Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen Der Reptilien"

References[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

• Mearns and Mearns – Biographies for Birdwatchers. ISBN 0-12-487422-3.

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