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Schmarda Ludwig Karl
(23.08.1819–07.04.1908)
Born in Olmütz (now Olomouc). He was educated in Vienna, where he studied science and medicine. In 1843 he began military service as a senior doctor, combining it with the post of assistant at the Department of Natural Sciences of the Vienna Military Medical Academy. In 1850 he became a professor of zoology at the University of Graz , founded a zoological museum there, and in 1852 he moved to Prague as a professor, but in 1854 he was dismissed from service for participating in 1848 political activities. His service was resumed in 1862 as a professor of zoology at the University of Vienna. Schmarda paid much attention to scientific journeys and travels: in 1844, 1846 and 1850. He explored the marine fauna of the Adriatic Sea, in 1853, visited Egypt and Ceylon , in 1854 the Cape of Good Hope and then South and Central America, having stayed there until 1857. The next five years, Schmarda processed materials brought from traveling, and in 1863-1865 and 1868. made trips on behalf of the marine ministry and the ministry of agriculture to study marine fisheries. In 1884, Shmarda, finally retiring, continued his scientific journeys, visiting Spain, Tunisia, Algeria. Numerous scientific works of Shmardy relate mainly to invertebrate marine animals, faunistics and the geographical distribution of animals in general. He died in Vienna. Cape in the north-west of the island Wilczek Land of the archipelago Franz Josef Land. Opened and named by Y. Paier in April 1874. Bay in the north of the island Wilczek Land archipelago Franz Josef Land. Named after a cape by Soviet cartographers. |
