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], zoologist[7], naturalist[8], scientific collector[9], and zoological collector[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

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

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Gransee[2], an urban municipality in Germany[28], in Germany[29] and Kraatz[12], an Ortsteil[30], in Germany[31]. Emilie Snethlage was born on April 13, 1868[3].

Education

Educated at University of Freiburg[24], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1457[34], headquartered in Freiburg im Breisgau[35] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[25], a public university[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1558[38], headquartered in Jena[39]. Emilie Snethlage's doctoral advisor was August Weismann[26]. She earned the academic degree of Dr. phil.[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ornithologist[6], zoologist[7], naturalist[8], scientific collector[9], zoological collector[10], and botanist[14]. Fields of work include ornithology[15], a branch of zoology[41]; reproductive biology[16], a branch of biology[42]; taxonomist[17], a profession[43]; zoogeography[18], a branch of geography[44]; and zoological collector[19], an occupation[45]. Employers include Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi[21], a museum[46], in Brazil[47], founded in 1866[48]; Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science[22], a natural history museum[49], in Germany[50], founded in 1810[51]; and British Museum[23], a national museum[52], in United Kingdom[53], founded in 1753[54]. Emilie Snethlage held the position of museum director[20].

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 Pyrrhura snethlageae[55], a taxon[56] and Conopophaga snethlageae[57], a taxon[58].

Why It Matters

Emilie Snethlage ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] She is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for her include Pyrrhura snethlageae[55], a taxon[56] and Conopophaga snethlageae[57], a taxon[58].

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], zoologist[7], naturalist[8], scientific collector[9], and zoological collector[10].

Where did Emilie Snethlage go to school?

Emilie Snethlage was educated at University of Freiburg[24] and Friedrich Schiller University Jena[25].

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Gransee, Kraatz
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
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  2. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → ornithologist, zoologist, naturalist +5
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  3. 19w 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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