August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius


August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius was a German ornithologist.
Blasius belonged to a family of scientists: his father was the ornithologist Johann Heinrich Blasius and his brother was the ornithologist Rudolf Heinrich Paul Blasius.
In 1871 he became a professor of zoology and botany at the Braunschweig University of Technology. He also served as director of its natural history museum and botanical gardens. He was a member of the council for the Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft.

Selected writings

Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Vogelfauna von Borneo, 1881 - Contribution to the knowledge of birds from Borneo.Dr. Platen's ornithologische Sammlungen aus Amboina, 1882 - Dr. Platen's ornithological collection from Amboina.Über die letzten Vorkommnisse des Riesen-Alks , 1883 - On the last occurrences of the great auk. Ueber einige Vögel von Cochabamba in Bolivia, 1885 - On some birds of Cochabamba in Bolivia.Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Vogelfauna von Celebes, 1885 - Contribution to the knowledge of birds from the Celebes.Die Vögel von Gross-Sanghir, 1888 - Birds of Greater Sanghir.Die anthropologische litteratur Braunschweigs und der nachbargebiete, 1900 - Anthropological literature of Braunschweig and neighboring areas.