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{{short description|German ornithologist (1828–1894)}}
[[File:Karl Liebe with sig.jpg|thumb|right|Liebe c. 1886]]
'''Karl Theodor Leopold Liebe''' (11 February 1828
== Life and work ==
Liebe was born in [[Neustadt an der Orla]]. His father Karl Julius was a clergyman at Moderwitz while his grandfather was an eye specialist. His mother Laura was the daughter of an ophthalmologist from Cospoda. A maternal uncle sparked his early interest in natural history. He observed birds in the garden of his grandfather as a boy and visited [[Christian Ludwig Brehm]] at [[Renthendorf]]. At school he took an interest in geology but was unable to find the means to study Mining and Geology. He studied at Neustadt, Zeitz and Weimar, receiving his school diploma in 1848. Between 1848 and 1852 he studied theology, mathematics and natural science at the University of Jena. The foundations were liberal and included the teachings of [[Karl Friedrich Bachmann]] and Ernst Reinhold. During his last semesters he took an interest in botany and pharmacology and attended the lectures of [[Matthias Jakob Schleiden]]. He became acquainted with [[Ernst Erhard Schmid]] (
In 1882 Gera witnessed a sinkhole formation and Liebe was involved in explaining the geology and the leaching of underlying gypsum deposits. With his understanding of the gypsum seams and the instability of the dolomite he was able to mark risk zones in the region and advice against construction in those areas.
Liebe observed the birdlife of Thuringia and noted the decline of many species in 1878. He noted the rise of telegraph wires and the injuries they caused to birds. Unlike many of the period he did not reject Darwinian ideas outright.<ref name=":0" /> He founded the German Society for Bird Protection in the same year which helped in establishing the Imperial Law on Bird Protection in 1888.<ref name=":1">{{cite book| title= The Conquest Of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany| author=Blackbourn, David| publisher=Random House| year=2011 |page=172}}</ref> In 1891 Liebe criticised the use of economic reasons for bird protection at the Budapest International Ornithological Congress.<ref name=":1" /> He saw aesthetic and moral reasons for the protection of birds as being of foremost importance.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Lekan, Thomas M. |title=Germany's Nature: Cultural Landscapes and Environmental History |author2=Zeller, Thomas |publisher=Rutgers University Press |year=2005 |page=169}}</ref>
Liebe was married to Emilie née
In 1929 a bird exhibition was held in Gera and a memorial plaque was placed on his home. The inauguration of the plaque was by Oskar and Magdalena Heinroth along with Carl R. Hennicke and Ernst Zimmermann. The State Gymnasium 4 in Gera was named after him as the Karl-Theodor-Liebe Gymnasium on October 2, 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ktlg.edupage.org/a/karl-th-liebe|title=Leben und Werk von Karl Theodor Liebe}}</ref>
== Writings ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://biologie-seite.de/Biologie/Karl_Theodor_Liebe Biography] (in German)
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