Title: Reise nach Brasilien :
Authors: Burmeister, Hermann,; Burmeister, Hermann,; Reimer, Georg Ernst,; Loeillot, W.; Geo-lithograph Anst. v. H. Mahlmann,
Date: 1853
Publisher: G. Reimer,
Physical description: vii, 608 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : col. map ; 23 cm. +
Language: German
LC classification: F
Abstract: Account of travels in Brazil 1850-1852 by Dr. Hermann Burmeister, German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, and botanist. After completing his studies in medicine and science at the universities of Greifswald and Halle, Burmeister moved to Berlin in 1831 where he devoted himself to his scientific pursuits, built his reputation, and enjoyed the confidence of Alexander von Humboldt. Humboldt himself facilitated Burmeister's two trips to South America--to Brazil in 1850-1852, and the La Plata region in 1856-1860.  Finally in 1861 he dissolved his marriage and left Germany to live permanently in  Buenos Aires where he became director of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, and participated in the scientific and intellectual life of that country.
Subject headings (LCSH): Brazil--Description and travel.; Burmeister, Hermann, 1807-1892--Travel.; Minas Gerais (Brazil)--Description and travel; Natural history--Brazil--Minas Gerais.; Natural history--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro (State); Rio de Janeiro (Brazil : State)--Description and travel.