Johann Matthäus Bechstein
German naturalist
Johann Matthäus Bechstein was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds. Wikipedia
Born: July 11, 1757, Gotha, Germany
Died: February 23, 1822 (age 64 years), Dreißigacker, Meiningen, Germany
Books: An The Natural History of Cage Birds; Their Management, Habits, Food, Diseases, Treatment, Breeding, Cage and Chamber-birds: Their Natural History, Habits, Food, Diseases, Management, and Modes of Capture, Cage and Chamber Birds ... Translated ... With Considerable Additions ... Compiled by H.G. Adams. Incorporating the Whole of Sweet's British Warblers, and more
Education: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität,