Karl Theodor Liebe: Difference between revisions

{{short description|German ornithologist (1828–1894)}}

'''Karl Theodor Leopold Liebe''' (11 February 1828 -– 5 June 1894) was a German [[geologist]], teacher, and [[ornithologist]]. A pioneer in bird conservation, he established the first bird protection agency in Germany.

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]] (1815-18851815–1885) and took a keen interest in geology against the choice of his father who later accepted his son's interest. He obtained a doctorate for his studies in geology in 1852 under Schmid on the geology of Orlatale. From 1852 to 1855 he taught in [[Hamburg]] at Schleidenschen Real high school.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Karl Theodor Liebe|url=https://archive.org/stream/leopoldina30kais#page/171/mode/1up/|journal=Leopoldina|volume=30|pages=171–173|author=Furbringer, Max|authorlink=Max Fürbringer| year=1894}}</ref> In 1855 he took up mathematics teaching at a trade school in [[Gera]]. He became an influential teacher and one of his students here [[Max Fürbringer]] would become an outstanding systematist. Other students included geologist Ernst Zimmermann (1860–1944) and the physician Karl[[Carl Richard Hennicke|Carl R. Hennicke]] (1865-19411865–1941). In 1867 he chaired the Gera friends of natural sciences where he gave numerous lectures for the public.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Buettner |year=1895 |title=Beilage zur Chronik. Kurzer Abriß der Lebensgeschichte des Hofrat Prof. Dr. Liebe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5rykIJwX_48C&pg=PA23 |journal=Jahresbericht Uber das Furstliche Gymasium Rutheneum |editor=Grumme, A. |place=Gera}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite journal |last=Möller |first=Rudolf |year=2001 |title=Beiträge zur Biographie Karl Theodor Liebes unter besonderer Berücksichtigung seines ornithologischen Schaffens |url=https://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Liebe_Karl_Theodor_Mauritiana_18_0135-0142.pdf |journal=Mauritiana (Altenburg) |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=135–142 |lang=de}}</ref>