Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Carl Hunstein (1843 — March 13, 1888) was a German ornithologist and plant collector.Hunstein was born in Homberg, Germany. He emigrated to America, then relocated to New Zealand. From 1885 until his death, he was employed by the German New Guinea Company.He was a successful discoverer of new species of birds of paradise, such as the: Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri Finsch), named in honor of Adolf Bernard Meyer. Stephanie's Astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae Finsch & A.B. Meyer), named in honor of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. Blue Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi Finsch), named in honor of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Emperor Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi Cabanis).Hunstein lost his life when a tidal wave, caused by an submarine volcano, hit the coast of New Britain of the Bismarck Archipelago.He is commemorated in New Guinea by the Hunstein Mountains and the Hunstein Forest, and in plants and animals including the Hunstein's Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini), Cyathea hunsteiniana and Araucaria hunsteinii.. }
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- Carl_Hunstein abstract "Carl Hunstein (1843 — March 13, 1888) was a German ornithologist and plant collector.Hunstein was born in Homberg, Germany. He emigrated to America, then relocated to New Zealand. From 1885 until his death, he was employed by the German New Guinea Company.He was a successful discoverer of new species of birds of paradise, such as the: Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri Finsch), named in honor of Adolf Bernard Meyer. Stephanie's Astrapia (Astrapia stephaniae Finsch & A.B. Meyer), named in honor of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium. Blue Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea rudolphi Finsch), named in honor of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria. Emperor Bird of Paradise (Paradisaea guilielmi Cabanis).Hunstein lost his life when a tidal wave, caused by an submarine volcano, hit the coast of New Britain of the Bismarck Archipelago.He is commemorated in New Guinea by the Hunstein Mountains and the Hunstein Forest, and in plants and animals including the Hunstein's Mannikin (Lonchura hunsteini), Cyathea hunsteiniana and Araucaria hunsteinii.".