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Martin Wilhelm Mandt

1799-08-06 – 1858-11-20

Portrait of Martin Wilhelm Mandt
Wilhelm MandtCredit: Unknown photographer

Life & Legacy

Martin Wilhelm von Mandt (6 August 1799 – 20 November 1858) was a German medical doctor and professor in Saint Petersburg in Imperial Russia. He was also a naturalist and collector of specimens. The species Uria mandtii (now a subspecies of the black guillemot), Lopholitodes mandtii and Dermaturus mandtii are named after him.

Occupation & Career

physician, surgeon, zoological collector, ornithologist

Education

University of Berlin

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with crown; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with crown · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class · Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class

Employer

Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery · University of Greifswald

Organizations & Memberships

German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Education & Institutions

University of Berlin

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q1591528 — wikidata View source

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