Alfred Edmund Brehm, 1829-1884, German zoologist.
Mostly known for the encyclopaedia Illustriertes Tierleben. Eine allgemeine Kunde des Tierreichs, 1864-1865 (Life of Animals). Often re-issued, at least into the 1960s.
German Project Gutenberg page: Brehm (http://gutenberg.spiegel.de/autoren/brehm.htm)
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Translations appeared in Italian (Venice, 1488,
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