Alexander von Homeyer [SEP] place of death
Alexander von Homeyer
Alexander von Homeyer (19 January 1834, in Vorland, now a part of Splietsdorf – 14 July 1903, in Greifswald) was a German soldier and ornithologist. He was a nephew of Eugen Ferdinand von Homeyer, also an ornithologist.
Homeyer joined the Prussian army in 1852, and as an ensign served with the Silesian Füsilier-Regiment. In 1878 he retired from the military with the rank of major.
He took part in the second expedition of the German African society in 1874, in
Homeyer
Homeyer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander von Homeyer, German soldier and ornithologist
- Eugen Ferdinand von Homeyer, German ornithologist
- Henry Homeyer, American gardening author
- Hilary Homeyer, maiden name of Hilary Lunke, American golfer
- Josef Homeyer, German Bishop
- Karl Gustav Homeyer, German jurist
- Paul Homeyer, German organist
See also.
- Homeier
- Homeyer Verlag Leipzig, a German publishing house