Re. the Birth (year) of
Johann Zelebor ...
After having revisited
Herr Zelebor, and "his" (Plumbeous) Rail subspecies, I've noticed that something looks a bit fishy with my old entry, from (way) back in 2014, in post #1 (No. 2):
...
No. 2 – zelebori in …
● The subspecies Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori PELZELN 1865.
= the Austrian, Ornithologist, Conchyologist, Master Joiner ("Tischlermeister"), Hunter and taxidermist: Johann Zelebor (1815–1861), born 5th December 1815, in Eggenburg, Niederösterreich, Austria … and died in 1869.
See Obituary: von Pelzeln, A. 1889. Zur Erinnerung an heimgegangene Ornithologen. "Die Schwalbe": Mittheilungen des Ornithologischen Vereines in Wien 13: 604- 606. (attached)
...
... which was (more or less) based on his
Obituary (attached in post #1), written by the Author (
Auctor) himself, August von Pelzeln, which told us:
Zelebor wurde am 5. December 1815 zu Eggenburg V. O. M. B. in Niederösterrerch [sic] geboren. ... [which ought to have been: ... zu (in) Eggenburg V. O. M. B. (= Viertel ober dem Manhartsberg) in Niederösterreich]
But ...
maybe (?) it's time for a backstep, alt. an amendment ...
?
Thus, let's return to the OD itself, of ...
zelebori as in:
• the (Plumbeous) Rail ssp.
Rallus/
Pardirallus sanguinolentus zelebori VON PELZELN 1865 (
here), as "
Aramides Zelebori", no obvious explanation, nor any out-spoken dedication (at least not that I can spot), however, he's also mentioned in the Preface (
Vortwort)
here, and all over in this volume. As well as
here (all in German).
In today's
Key we find the following explanation:
zelebori
Johann Zelebor (?1815-1869) Austrian zoologist, taxidermist, naturalist on the Novara Circumnavigation Expedition 1857-1859 (subsp. Pardirallus sanguinolentus).
... which is (rightfully) a bit more cautious, or slightly more hesitant (with a question mark) – in comparison to my own post, from back in 2014 (above).
But now I've noticed that in
Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (Band 59), 1890 (
here) we find his (exact) Birth as [my
blue and
bold]:
Zelebor, Johann (Naturforscher) [Naturalist] geb. [geboren/born] zu Eggenburg in Niederösterreich, ... 5. December 1819, gest. [gestirbt/deceased/died] in Wien 19. Februar 1869). ...
Hrrmmm ...
Which one to trust?
Anyone who've seen an official Birth record (or similar)?
Björn
PS. I guess we can all agree with August von Pelzeln's very first phrase in the
Obituary:
Der Lebenslauf Johann Zelebor’s ist ein sehr eigenthümlicher. ...
Johann Zelebor’s life story is a very peculiar one.
/B