Emberiza citrinella palukae Parrot, 1905 (1 Viewer)

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Emberiza citrinella palukae Parrot, 1905 OD here
Here wrote Parrot:

Die frisch im Fleisch erhaltenen Vögel verdanke ich der Güte meines Freundes Herrn Ad. Paluka in Konstaininopel.

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:

Yellowhammer ssp. Emberiza citrinella palukae Parrot, 1905 NCR [JS Emberiza citrinella citrinella]
Adolph Paluka (DNF) collected the type specimen in Constantinople (Istanbul).

The Key to Scientific Names

Adolf Paluka (fl. 1904) German collector in Turkey (syn. Emberiza citrinella).

No idea who he was.

 

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Adolph Paluka

I believe that family are of Slavic origins hence the name should be Palŭka

Here we find he was born on 5 Sept 1864 in Konstantinopel Türkei.

Did his schooling in Nürnberg.

Returned to Konstantinopel with a wife Marie Schimeck.

This is a son I believe

Adolph Paluka
Birth
8. Dez 1897 (8 Dec 1897)
Konstantinopel Türkei

The son fought in WW1 and Adolf Snr was living in Munich in 1915.

This book has a detailed account of the family but I can only get snippets

"Der Zweitgeborene Adolf erbte das Unternehmen , führte es erfolgreich bis 1918 weiter , firmierte sogar unter » Bazar Allemand - Konstantinopel , New York « . Auch zum Hof des Sultans hatte Adolf Paluka engen Kontakt."

Adolfs niece was Gret Palucca, born Margarethe Paluka (8 January 1902 – 22 March 1993), was a German dancer and dance teacher, notable for her dance school, the Palucca School of Dance, founded in Dresden in 1925.

 

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Here a letter/advertise of his store Bazar Alleman. He was the owner (Inhaber) and probably Wilhem Paluka his father.