Some small additions to HBW Key (1 Viewer)

[rollie_nl]

PS. There´s a "H. J. van der Henst" in the List of Noord-Holland Landverhuizers 1870 (here). "H." for Heer?
In the same List is also a "mr. A. Provo Kluit"! Both on their way to North America in 1870 ... !?

When checking the newspapers on Gideon van der Henst who is eleve at the Leiden museum (as in here), he is associated with both G A Drechsler and Provo Kluit. On the List of Noord-Holland Landverhuizers 1870, as quoted by Bjorn, not only Van der Henst (albeit H J) and A Provo Kluit are on board but also G A Drechsler (note the Drechsler in the newspaper is called George). It tells me that they indeed went to North America in 1870. Again according to the newspaper, the gentlemen planned to stay there for 5 years and hoped to reach San Francisco. They furthermore planned to sent specimens to museums in Europe.

According to this newspaper from 19 July 1870 they set sail (or motored) on Saturday 16 July. Perhaps the ship's name can now be found?

 

[PScofield]

Montague Oliver Edwin Baddeley (b. 1934) South African collector, taxidermist at the Durban Mus. 1952 (Justin Jansen in litt.) (syn. Chersomanes albofasciata, syn. Hypargos niveoguttatus macrospilotus).

I found he was/is married to Petronella Gertruida Baddeley and a son is Mark Vincent Oliver Baddeley. If he is still alive or not is unknown to me

I find this date for his death but it is unverified.

1997-01-04

GenDatabase.com | South African Genealogy Research

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[Björn Bergenholtz]

I find this date for his death but it is unverified.
...

But, Paul ... doesn't the GenDatabase link (clearly, twice) say; "... Verified Deceased Database for MONTAGUE OLIVER EDWIN BADDELEY"



Or did you simply mean unverified by you yourself?

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Here's some additional info (nothing major) regarding Mr Baddeley (and "his" two invalid Birds) ...

In yesterday's (updated) Key to Scientific Names we're given:

baddeleyi
Montague Oliver Edwin Baddeley (1934-?1997) South African collector, taxidermist at the Durban Mus. 1952 (Justin Jansen in litt.) (syn. Chersomanes albofasciata, syn. Hypargos niveoguttatus macrospilotus).

And, a couple of hours later (updated again, no longer with the question-mark, this time into):

baddeleyi
Montague Oliver Edwin Baddeley (1934-1997) South African collector, taxidermist at the Durban Mus. 1952 (Justin Jansen in litt.) (syn. Chersomanes albofasciata, syn. Hypargos niveoguttatus macrospilotus).

To me, it looks like 'Monty' Baddeley was active as a taxidermist at the Durban Museum, far longer than (only) in 1952 (see here, and here):

Collections & Recollections: The Durban Natural History Museum, 1887–1987
[...]
Montague Oliver Edwin Baddeley. Doyen of bird collectors and veteran of many birding expeditions. Adapting well to the rigours of camping life, he always proved a versatile, helpful member of such trips. Served the Museum as taxidermist from 1952-1966.

He's commemorated (twice) in ...
• the invalid "Certhilauda albofasciata baddeleyi" Clancey 1957 (here, on pp.43–44):

Type: ... 30 August, 1957. Collected by M. O. E. Baddeley,
[...]
Remarks: Named for Mr. M. O. E. Baddeley, taxidermist of the Durban Museum, by whose energy so much valuable lark material was obtained in the Asbestos Mountains during the recent Durban Museum Expedition.

• the invalid "Hypargos niveoguttatus baddeleyi" Wolters 1972 (here):

Typus ... Dezember 1967, leg. M. Baddeley, ...

And in the Intro of the same paper we're told:

Durch Ankauf von Sammlungen die Mr. M. O. E. Baddeley in Moçambique, Swasiland und anderen Teilen Südostafrikas anlegte, ...

Sure looks like the proper guy.

Apparently, if we're to trust Wollters (and I see no reason not to) Mr Baddeley seems to have kept on collecting Birds, even after 1966 (on top of his services for the Durban Museum), ending up with (also) having contributed with "important collections" for ZFMK in Bonn, Germany. See Roselaar, 2003 (here, or/alt. here), p.259.

Just some observations (for whatever it's worth).

Björn

PS. He's not to confuse with this guy; Dr. Richard Michael Baddeley (1932–1997).

 

[Taphrospilus]

Some additions to the Key:

HBW Key - Prof. Israel Aharoni (1882-1946) Lithuanian/Israeli schoolmaster, zoologist, collector in Palestine and Syria (syn. Bubo bubo interpositus, syn. Calandrella rufescens minor, syn. Eremophila alpestris bicornis).

Comm => Born as Israel Aronowitsch in 1880 in Vidzy, Braslau, Viciebsk, Lithuania

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:

Aharoni's Eagle Owl Bubo bubo interpositus Rothschild & Hartert, 1910
Lesser Short-toed Lark ssp. Calandrella rufescens aharonii Hartert, 1910
Shore Lark ssp. Eremophila alpestris aharonii Neumann, 1934
Professor Dr J. Israel ben A. Aharoni (1882–1946) was born in Lithuania, educated in Prague, and became a zoologist in Israel. He was inducted into the Turkish Army (WW1) and became its official zoologist. He was sent to Damascus (1915) to establish a zoological museum there. Returning to Palestine he became a government zoologist under the British Mandate. When the Hebrew University was founded he became Curator of the Zoological Museum and lectured there until his death. During his numerous research expeditions throughout the Middle East, he assembled an animal collection that is still preserved in a church museum in the Old City of Jerusalem. He is most famous for finding the Golden Hamster Mesocricetus auratus (1939) near Mount Aleppo in Syria–a mother with a litter of 10, which he kept as pets and their progeny became the parents of all pet hamsters around the world. He wrote an autobiography, Memories of a Hebrew Zoologist.

Not sure if this additinal names are simply A. for Aronowitsch and J. for ?? As well sounds like an arabic version of his name. Here what's written in Wikipedia.

• Alaudala heinei aharonii (Hartert, E, 1910) OD here
• Eremophila alpestris aharonii Neumann, 1934 OD Oscar Neumann (1934): Drei neue geographische Rassen ans dem paläarktischen Gebiet – Anzeiger der ornithologischen Gesellschaft Bayerns 2 (8): 331 - 334. (not seen)
• Bubo bubo aharonii Rothschild & Hartert, E, 1910 OD here

 

[l_raty]

• Eremophila alpestris aharonii Neumann, 1934 OD Oscar Neumann (1934): Drei neue geographische Rassen ans dem paläarktischen Gebiet – Anzeiger der ornithologischen Gesellschaft Bayerns 2 (8): 331 - 334. (not seen)

Anzeiger Der Ornithologische Gesellschaft in Bayern

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Concatenating three snippets:



Wikipedia says b. 7 Jul 1882 in Vidzy, which is now in Belarus (but which, when he was born, was included in the Kovno (or Kaunas) Governorate (Russian Empire), most of which is now in Lithuania), d. 9 Oct 1946 in Jerusalem.

I assume "Israel ben A." of the Eponym Dictionary will stand for "Israel ben Avraham" -- ישראל בן אברהם, "Israel son of Abraham" (where Avraham / אברהם / Abraham was his father's first name). (This is used for him in some Hebrew texts referenced in his Hebrew Wikipedia page. I'm not fully sure the "ben Avraham" would have been regarded as an integral part of his name, though.)

"J." seems to have been used as the initial of his first name in German texts. ("Jisrael"? I do find him as "Yisrael" in some English sources.)