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Altum, Bernardo

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ALTUM, BERNARDO. - German zoologist, b. in Münster on 31 Dec. 1824, d. in Eberswald on 1 Feb. 1900. A specialist in ornithology; ordained a priest in 1849. His principal work, Der Vogel und sein Leben, brought him great fame. He was appointed professor of zoology at the forestry academy of Eberwald.

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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.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 945.

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Stefanelli, Alberto. “Altum, bernardo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 945. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/altum-bernardo.

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Stefanelli, Alberto. “Altum, bernardo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 945. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/altum-bernardo.

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  author    = {Stefanelli, Alberto},
  title     = {Altum, bernardo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {945},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/altum-bernardo}
}

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