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2 unusual facts about Johannes Hildebrandt


Johannes Hildebrandt

He gave his name to a number of species, including Encephalartos hildebrandtii, the Hildebrandt's Starling (Hildebrandt's Starling), and Hildebrandt's Francolin (Pternistis hildebrandti), the latter two which he discovered in Kenya in the African Great Lakes region.

Hildebrandt died of a fever and bleeding stomach whilst on an expedition to Madagascar and was buried in the Norwegian Cemetery in Ambatovinaky.



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