BERNARDO ALTUM. — German zoologist, born in Munich on 31 Dec. 1824, died in Eberswalde on 1 Feb. 1900. Specialist in ornithology; ordained priest in 1849. His principal work: Der Vogel und sein Leben, brought him great renown. He was appointed ordinary professor of zoology at the Forestry Academy of Eberswalde.
BIBL.: E. Wasmann, Nachruf von B. A., in Natur u. Offenbarung, 46 (1900), pp. 193-204; C. L. Kneller, Il Cristianesimo e i naturalisti moderni, Brescia 1906, pp. 483-84. Alberto Stefanelli