https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/files/original/46730b24e3edba439507c0d6d1de1ca8.jpg f0c3131360a0aa6260434b3e609edfda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People Description An account of the resource Individuals involved in the expedition Person An individual. Birth Date 22 November 1889 Birthplace Dresden Death Date 20 November 1972 Place of death Berlin Occupation Zoologist Biographical Text Erwin Stresemann studied natural sciences (later with a focus on medical science and zoology) at the universities of Jena, Freiburg, and Munich. During this time, he joined the "II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition" as zoologist and botanist at the age of 20. After serving in the military, he continued his academic career and received his doctorate in 1920. In the following year, he began his work at the Zoologisches Museum in Berlin where he was responsible for the ornithological department. He later became professor at the University of Berlin and acting director of the Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt-Universität Berlin (today Museum für Naturkunde). Taking a leading role in relevant scientific societies and academic journals, Erwin Stresemann has greatly influenced German ornithology.<br /><br />Sources: <br /> <ul> <li>Emge, Andus, ed. 2004. <em>Erwin Stresemann: Tagebücher, Berichte und Briefwechsel der II. Freiburger Molukken-Expedition 1910 – 1912. Singapur, Bali und die Molukkeninseln Ceram und Buru</em>. Bonn</li> <li>Haffer, Jürgen. 1997. <em>Ornithologen-Briefe des 20. </em><em>Jahrhunderts: “We must lead the way on new </em><em>paths”: The</em><em> work and correspondence of Hartert, Stresemann, Ernst Mayr – international ornithologists.</em> Ludwigsburg: Hölzinger</li> <li>Haffer, Jürgen, Erich Rutschke, and Klaus Wunderlich. 2000. <em>Erwin Stresemann: (1889 - 1972). Leben und Werk eines Pioniers der wissenschaftlichen Ornithologie</em>. Heidelberg: Barth</li> <li>Nowak, Eugeniusz. 2003. <em>Professor Erwin Stresemann (1889–1972) – ein Sachse, der die Vogelkunde in den Rang einer biologischen Wissenschaft erhoben hat</em>. Mitteilungen des Vereins Sächsischer Ornithologen: Hohenstein-Ernstthal</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Erwin Stresemann Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Wikidata: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62357" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Q62357</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Image in: Haffer, Jürgen, Erich Rutschke, and Klaus Wunderlich. 2000. <em>Erwin Stresemann: (1889 - 1972). Leben und Werk eines Pioniers der wissenschaftlichen Ornithologie</em>. Heidelberg: Barth Via Wikimedia Commons