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<blockquote data-quote="Björn Bergenholtz" data-source="post: 2995421" data-attributes="member: 113430"><p><strong>Ok, James and Laurent, I will fold ...</strong></p><p></p><p>Who am I to argue. I just wanted to "put it to the test", in hope of maybe pushing things a bit bit further, that we might find some more. I don´t like those blue <span style="color: Blue">xxxx</span>'s (as below). It was that Italian <em>Lori di Giuseppina</em> and the mentioning of Count Turati that made me a bit curious. Ok, a false path, but I still think it was worth a try. Although; after your arguments I, so far, think we´re stuck with Finsch's wife ... as in:</p><p></p><p>● <em>Charmosyna josefinae </em>FINSCH 1872</p><p>= most likely the almost totally unknown <strong>Josefina Charlotte Maria Finsch</strong> (<span style="color: blue"><strong>xxxx</strong></span>-<strong><span style="color: Blue">xxxx</span></strong>) born <strong><em>Wychodil</em></strong>, first wife of the German ornithologist Otto Finsch (1839–1917). </p><p></p><p>Well, this will do it ... I think I´ve gone as far as I can!</p><p></p><p><em>Josefina </em>... over and out!</p><p></p><p>PS. Her name <em>Wychodil </em>could point in a Eastern direction. As was Otto Finsch born and raised in Silesia (today's Poland) and he visited Bulgaria in his early 20's, but where he "found" his wife, I do not know. This is pure speculation, based only on her birthname itself. Just as an idea if anyone will keep on searching for her. James, where did you find her?</p><p></p><p>PPS. Otto Finsch married (or remarried) the 20 years younger; Elisabeth Hoffman (1860–1925) in 1886. What still does trouble me is that there is no mentioning of Josefina in the entry for Otto Finsch in <u><a href="http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz16137.html" target="_blank"><u>Deutsche Biographie</u></a></u>.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Björn Bergenholtz, post: 2995421, member: 113430"] [b]Ok, James and Laurent, I will fold ...[/b] Who am I to argue. I just wanted to "put it to the test", in hope of maybe pushing things a bit bit further, that we might find some more. I don´t like those blue [COLOR="Blue"]xxxx[/COLOR]'s (as below). It was that Italian [I]Lori di Giuseppina[/I] and the mentioning of Count Turati that made me a bit curious. Ok, a false path, but I still think it was worth a try. Although; after your arguments I, so far, think we´re stuck with Finsch's wife ... as in: ● [I]Charmosyna josefinae [/I]FINSCH 1872 = most likely the almost totally unknown [B]Josefina Charlotte Maria Finsch[/B] ([COLOR="blue"][B]xxxx[/B][/COLOR]-[B][COLOR="Blue"]xxxx[/COLOR][/B]) born [B][I]Wychodil[/I][/B], first wife of the German ornithologist Otto Finsch (1839–1917). Well, this will do it ... I think I´ve gone as far as I can! [I]Josefina [/I]... over and out! PS. Her name [I]Wychodil [/I]could point in a Eastern direction. As was Otto Finsch born and raised in Silesia (today's Poland) and he visited Bulgaria in his early 20's, but where he "found" his wife, I do not know. This is pure speculation, based only on her birthname itself. Just as an idea if anyone will keep on searching for her. James, where did you find her? PPS. Otto Finsch married (or remarried) the 20 years younger; Elisabeth Hoffman (1860–1925) in 1886. What still does trouble me is that there is no mentioning of Josefina in the entry for Otto Finsch in [U][URL="http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz16137.html"][U]Deutsche Biographie[/U][/URL][/U]. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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