Friedrich von Lucanus full name Friedrich Karl Hermann von Lucanus (20 June 1869,
Berlin
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- 18 February 1947,
Buschow) was a German professional soldier (
Oberstleutnant
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a.D.; Dr.h.c.))
ornithologist
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ethologist and author of popular scientific animal books.
*''Das Leben der Vögel''. A. Scherl, Berlin, 1925
*''Tier und Jagd''. Berlin, 1926
*''Im Zauber des Tierlebens''. Volksverband der Bücherfreunde, Wegweiser-Verlag, Berlin, 1926
*''Naturdenkmäler aus der deutschen Vogelwelt''. H. Bermühler, Berlin-Lichterfelde, 1927
*''Die Rätsel des Vogelzuges''. (1. Aufl. 1922.) 3., verm u. verb. Aufl., H. Beyer & Söhne, Langensalza, 1929
*''Zugvögel und Vogelzug''. Julius Springer, Berlin, 1929
*''Deutschlands Vogelwelt''. Parey, Berlin, 1937
He was President of the
German Ornithologists' Society from 1921 to 1926 and a Corresponding
Fellow of the
American Ornithologists' Union
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German ornithologists