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<blockquote data-quote="James Jobling" data-source="post: 3336897" data-attributes="member: 106805"><p><strong>haermsi</strong>, <strong>harmsi </strong>or <strong>härmsi</strong>?</p><p>The original eponym was spelled <em>härmsi</em>. The ICZN, 4th ed., 1999, Article 32.5.2.1. is quite clear, its final sentence reading,"if there is any doubt that the name is based upon a German word, it is to be so treated" (e.g. ä should be written in nomenclature as ae). Michael Härms was born within the German sphere of influence of the Baltic states (their influence and status was upheld in tsarist Russia); he spoke German, wrote in German in German journals (J.f.O., Orn. Monatsb.), and spelled his name with the umlaut. I believe his name was based on a German one, and interpret the ICZN use of "German" as relating to the German language, rather than the German state. </p><p>See also the remarks of Tommy Tyrberg under <em>loennbergi </em>in <strong>HBWAlive Key</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Jobling, post: 3336897, member: 106805"] [B]haermsi[/B], [B]harmsi [/B]or [B]härmsi[/B]? The original eponym was spelled [I]härmsi[/I]. The ICZN, 4th ed., 1999, Article 32.5.2.1. is quite clear, its final sentence reading,"if there is any doubt that the name is based upon a German word, it is to be so treated" (e.g. ä should be written in nomenclature as ae). Michael Härms was born within the German sphere of influence of the Baltic states (their influence and status was upheld in tsarist Russia); he spoke German, wrote in German in German journals (J.f.O., Orn. Monatsb.), and spelled his name with the umlaut. I believe his name was based on a German one, and interpret the ICZN use of "German" as relating to the German language, rather than the German state. See also the remarks of Tommy Tyrberg under [I]loennbergi [/I]in [B]HBWAlive Key[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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