Ferdinand Hochstetter and the Contribution of German-Speaking Scientists to New Zealand Natural History in the Nineteenth Century

Visiting scientists from German-speaking Europe made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of scientific knowledge about New Zealand in the period prior to 1900. Probably the most important individual among them was the geologist Ferdinand Hochstetter (18291884), who came to New Zealand in December 1858 with the Austrian Novara expedition (18571859) and spent nine months conducting pioneering geological fieldwork in various parts of the country. This volume brings together a series of essays, written by experts from five different countries, which examine various aspects of the German-speaking scientific connection with New Zealand, with a particular emphasis on Hochstetter and the visit of the Novara to New Zealand.

Autorentext

James Braund is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of European Languages and Literatures of the University of Auckland (New Zealand). He has published widely on aspects of the German connection with New Zealand, the European exploration of the Pacific, and the history of science.

Inhalt
Contents: James Braund: Introduction: Ferdinand Hochstetter in Context Horst Dippel: Conflicting Anthropological Concepts: Georg Forster and Johann Reinhold Forster on New Zealand Peter Clayworth: The Broken-Hearted Botanist visits the 'Land of Crimes and Horrors': Baron Carl von Hügel in New Zealand, March 1834 Ivo Holmqvist: Sven Berggren's 1873-1875 Journey to New Zealand Elliot W. Dawson/Hilmar W. Duerbeck: Nazi Gold, Courageous Sailors, and Intrepid Astronomers: German. Connections with the Auckland Islands James Bade: Hermann Krone's Record of the German Scientific Expedition to the Auckland Islands to Observe the Transit of Venus, 1874-1875 David Bade: Place Names and Human Contact with the Auckland Islands: The 1874 German Expedition in Context Hermann Mückler: Utopias and Visions: Austria's Unsuccessful Attempts at Overseas Colonisation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, and the Role of the Novara Expedition David G. L. Weiss: The Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara , 1857-1859: Economic and Colonial Motivations and the Forgotten Photographer Christa Riedl-Dorn: Austrian Scientists in New Zealand with an Emphasis on Three Lesser Known Members (Frauenfeld, Jelinek, Selleny) of the Novara Expedition Robert Pils: Botany and Botanists (Ferdinand Hochstetter, Georg Frauenfeld, Anton Jelinek, Eduard Schwarz) on the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara Helge Selleny: The Painter of the Novara , Joseph Selleny (1824-1875) James Braund: Doing Fieldwork in a Young Colony: Ferdinand Hochstetter in New Zealand Michael Johnston: 'I have called it Dunite': Dr Hochstetter in Nelson 4 August to 2 October 1859 Rolf W. Brednich: Augustus Koch (1834-1901) and Hochstetter's North Island Expedition John Webster: Mr Hamel The Photographist Michael Organ: Ferdinand Hochstetter in Australia, 1858-1859