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Wilhelm Weltner
1854–1917
A German zoologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he devoted his career to the close study of sponges, coelenterates, and barnacles. His work was tied closely to Berlin’s zoological collections and to the patient, careful cataloging of marine life.
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Die Tier- und Pflanzenwelt des Süsswassers. Erster Band.
by F. A. (François Alphonse) Forel, August Gruber, Friedrich Ludwig, W. (Walter) Migula, Ludwig Plate, Julius Vosseler, Wilhelm Weltner
About the author
Born in Römnitz on October 26, 1854, Carl Wilhelm Hermann Weltner became a German zoologist known for his work on sponges, coelenterates, and barnacles. He died in Berlin on April 11, 1917.
Records from German biographical and archival sources show that his professional life was closely connected with the Zoological Museum in Berlin. He served there as an assistant from 1885, became curator in 1892, and was named professor in 1902.
Weltner also worked as editor of the Archiv für Naturgeschichte from 1904 to 1910. His surviving publications and bibliographic records show a steady focus on zoological description and classification, especially in marine and freshwater invertebrates.