Ottó Herman
Hungarian archaeologist, ethnographer, biologist, politician (1835-1914) · Hungary · On the map · Academics · Died at 79
Ottó Herman born Herrmann Károly Ottó was a Hungarian zoologist, ethnographer, archaeologist, journalist and politician.
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A polymath recognized as a pioneer of Hungarian natural history research, he made numerous studies on Hungarian spiders, birds, and fishes, and founded the journal Natural History Notebooks and the ornithological journal Aquila. He is called "the Father of the birds" in Hungary. A member of several learned societies including the Royal Hungarian Society of Natural History, Hungarian Linguistics Society, Hungarian Society of Ethnography, he was elected to the Hungarian Parliament. The Ottó Herman Museum of Miskolc was named after him.
