Friedrich Knauer (zoologist)


Friedrich Carl Knauer was an Austrian zoologist.
Friedrich Knauer studied physics, chemistry and zoology at the University of Vienna from 1868 to 1872. In 1887, he became a director Vivarium in Vienna Prater. In 1893, he became the director of Vienna Zoo.
Knauer wrote zoological books for schools and instruction in science as well as popular scientific works. After his death, Knauer's ashes were buried at Feuerhalle Simmering. In 1930, a street in Favoriten was named Friedrich Knauer Gasse.
, Rudolf Kraus and Friedrich Knauer at Feuerhalle Simmering in Vienna.

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