ALTUM, BERNARDO. – German zoologist, born in Münster on 31 December 1824, died in Eberswald on 1 February 1900. A specialist in ornithology, he was 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 Forest Academy of Eberwald.
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