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Karl Ruß
Karl Friedrich Otto Ruß (January 14, 1833, Biały Bór, Baldenburg – September 29, 1899, Berlin) was a Prussian pharmacist, Aviculture, aviculturist, author of bird-keeping books, and the founding editor of the world's first bird-fancier magazine ''Die Gefiederte Welt''. Along with Bruno Dürigen, he also founded the magazine ''Isis'' in 1876. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym "Berthold Schwarz". He was among the few who managed to breed the now extinct Carolina parakeets in captivity. Biography Russ was born in a family of pharmacists and following the family tradition, he studied pharmacy and passed the test for apothecaries in Berlin in 1862. He received a doctorate from University of Rostock, Rostock University in 1866 and worked briefly as a pharmacist but was forced to give up due to a laryngeal problem. He had been interested in ornithology from a young age and wished to make knowledge more widely available and had been especially influenced by the work of Emil A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Ruß (painter)
Karl Ruß (4 August 1779, Vienna - 19 September 1843, Vienna) was an Austrian painter in the Biedermeier style. Life and work He was born to a poor family. When they moved to Wiener Neustadt, Neustadt, he began to display some artistic talent, and received lessons from local artists. They returned to Vienna in 1793, and he was able to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. He initially studied flower painting with Johann Baptist Drechsler, then landscapes with Johann Christian Brand. Following Brand's death, in 1795, he switched to history painting, with Hubert Maurer as his instructor. After graduation, he made his living painting portraits and working for booksellers. He also studied etching and copper engraving. He was married in 1806 and, thanks to some recently acquired patronage, was hired to work on decorative paintings at the Albertina. In addition, he executed wall paintings for Count Johann Philipp Stadion, Count von Warthausen, Johann Philipp Staadion and deco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |