Hanf, Blasius Karl#

b. St. Lambrecht (Styria), Oct. 30, 1808, d. Mariahof (Styria), Jan. 2, 1892, ornithologist, Benedictine monk. Explored the flight of birds especially in the area around Lake Furtner on the Neumarkt saddle. Founder of the Department of Ornithology at the museum of St. Lambrecht monastery, for which he collected and preserved more than 2,000 birds.

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