Emilie Snethlage

German-Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist (1868-1929)
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Emilie Snethlage
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Emilie Snethlage

Summary

Emilie Snethlage is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Gransee[2]. She was born on April 13, 1868[3]. She died in Porto Velho[4]. She died on November 25, 1929[5]. She worked as an ornithologist[6], biologist[7], zoologist[8], naturalist[9], and scientific collector[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gransee[2], Emilie Snethlage…
  • Emilie Snethlage passed away in Porto Velho[4].
  • Emilie Snethlage was born on April 13, 1868[3].
  • Emilie Snethlage died on November 25, 1929[5].
  • Emilie Snethlage held citizenship in Germany[12].
  • Emilie Snethlage's professions included ornithologist[6].
  • Emilie Snethlage worked as a biologist[7].
  • Emilie Snethlage worked as a zoologist[8].
  • Emilie Snethlage worked as a naturalist[9].
  • Emilie Snethlage's professions included scientific collector[10].
  • Emilie Snethlage's professions included zoological collector[13].
  • Emilie Snethlage's field of work was ornithology[14].
  • Emilie Snethlage's field of work was reproductive biology[15].
  • Emilie Snethlage's field of work was taxonomist[16].
  • Emilie Snethlage's field of work was zoogeography[17].
  • Emilie Snethlage's field of work was zoological collector[18].
  • Emilie Snethlage held the position of museum director[19].
  • Emilie Snethlage was employed by Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi[20].
  • Among Emilie Snethlage's employers was Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science[21].
  • Emilie Snethlage was employed by British Museum[22].
  • Emilie Snethlage's education included a stint at University of Freiburg[23].
  • Emilie Snethlage's education included a stint at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[24].
  • Emilie Snethlage's doctoral advisor was August Weismann[25].
  • Emilie Snethlage was a member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences[26].
  • Emilie Snethlage was a member of Ornithological Society of Bavaria[27].

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Origins and Family

Emilie Snethlage's place of birth was Gransee[2]. She was born on April 13, 1868[3].

Education

Educated at University of Freiburg[23], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1457[30], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[31] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[24], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1558[34], headquartered in Jena[35]. Emilie Snethlage's doctoral advisor was August Weismann[25]. She earned the academic degree of Dr. phil.[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ornithologist[6], biologist[7], zoologist[8], naturalist[9], scientific collector[10], and zoological collector[13]. Fields of work include ornithology[14], a branch of zoology[37]; reproductive biology[15], a branch of biology[38]; taxonomist[16], a profession[39]; zoogeography[17], a branch of geography[40]; and zoological collector[18], an occupation[41]. Employers include Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi[20], a museum[42], in Brazil[43], founded in 1866[44]; Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science[21], a natural history museum[45], in Germany[46], founded in 1810[47]; and British Museum[22], a national museum[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1753[50]. Emilie Snethlage held the position of museum director[19].

Death and Burial

Emilie Snethlage died on November 25, 1929[5]. She died in Porto Velho[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Emilie Snethlage include Conopophaga snethlageae[51], a taxon[52] and Pyrrhura snethlageae[53], a taxon[54].

Why It Matters

Emilie Snethlage ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] She is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for her include Conopophaga snethlageae[51], a taxon[52] and Pyrrhura snethlageae[53], a taxon[54].

FAQs

Where was Emilie Snethlage born?

Emilie Snethlage's place of birth was Gransee[2].

Where did Emilie Snethlage die?

Emilie Snethlage died in Porto Velho[4].

What did Emilie Snethlage do for work?

Emilie Snethlage worked as ornithologist[6], biologist[7], zoologist[8], naturalist[9], and scientific collector[10].

Where did Emilie Snethlage go to school?

Emilie Snethlage was educated at University of Freiburg[23] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[24].

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  25. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation ornithologist, biologist, zoologist +6
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Porto Velho
    Doctoral advisor August Weismann
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed German, English
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