JustinJansen
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Entry now: Maj. Kirchhoff (fl. 1850) Hanoverian Army, naturalist, collector (syn. Tyto alba).
Should be Heinrich Kirchhoff (31 May 1789 - 14 February 1871). He was indeed in the army and rented a big property Schaferhof. He was one of the grounders of de DOU (Deutchen Ornithologen Gesselschaft), and had a private bird collection with roughly 4000 specimens, in 1877 the collection became property of the Gottinger University, and in 1977 it came to Hannover (2400 birds). There it is still resides.
Should be Heinrich Kirchhoff (31 May 1789 - 14 February 1871). He was indeed in the army and rented a big property Schaferhof. He was one of the grounders of de DOU (Deutchen Ornithologen Gesselschaft), and had a private bird collection with roughly 4000 specimens, in 1877 the collection became property of the Gottinger University, and in 1977 it came to Hannover (2400 birds). There it is still resides.