Estonian Naturalists' Society
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Estonian Naturalists' Society (Eesti Looduseuurijate Selts) is the oldest Estonia
-based society of naturalists. It was founded in 1853, and since establishing has been the major scientific organisation focusing on natural history
of Estonia.
The Society is based in Tartu
. It has been associated with Tartu University and the Estonian Academy of Sciences
.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
-based society of naturalists. It was founded in 1853, and since establishing has been the major scientific organisation focusing on natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
of Estonia.
The Society is based in Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...
. It has been associated with Tartu University and the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Estonian Academy of Sciences
Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences is Estonia's national academy of science. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and development, encourage international scientific cooperation, and...
.
Presidents of the Society
- Carl Eduard von Liphardt (1853–1862)
- Guido Samson von Himmelstiern (1862–1868)
- Carl Johann von Seidlitz (1868–1869)
- Karl Ernst von BaerKarl Ernst von BaerKarl Ernst Ritter von Baer, Edler von Huthorn also known in Russia as Karl Maksimovich Baer was an Estonian naturalist, biologist, geologist, meteorologist, geographer, a founding father of embryology, explorer of European Russia and Scandinavia, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a...
(1869–1876) - Friedrich von Bidder (1877–1890)
- Johann Georg Dragendorff (1890–1893)
- Carl SchmidtCarl Schmidt (chemist)Carl Ernst Heinrich Schmidt , also known in Russia as Karl Genrikhovich Schmidt was a Livonian chemist. He determined the typical crystallization patterns of many important biochemicals such as uric acid, oxalic acid and its salts, lactic acid, cholesterin, stearin, etc. He analyzed muscle fiber...
(1894) - Edmund August Friedrich RussowEdmund RussowEdmund August Friedrich Russow was a Baltic German biologist born in Tallinn.- Academic career :Son of a military engineer, Edmund Russow studied at the Universities of Dorpat and Berlin. In 1867 he became an associate professor at Dorpat, where from 1874 to 1897 he served as a full professor...
(1895–1897) - Julius von KennelJulius von KennelJulius von Kennel was a German zoologist and entomologist born in Schwegenheim.He studied at the University of Würzburg, where he came under the influence of zoologist Karl Semper...
(1898–1899) - Karl Gottfried Constantin Dehio (1899–1901)
- Grigori Levitski (1901–1905)
- Nikolai Kuznetsov (1905–1911)
- Jevgeni Shepilevski (1911–1918)
- Boriss Sreznevski (1918)
- Georg Landesen (1918–1923)
- Johannes Piiper (1923–1929)
- Paul KogermanPaul KogermanIn 1938–1939 Kogerman was ex officio member of the National Council . From October 1939 until the Soviet occupation of Estonia on 21 June 1940 Kogerman served as Minister of Public Education....
(1929–1936) - Hugo Kaho (1936–1939)
- Teodor LippmaaTeodor LippmaaTeodor Lippmaa was a noted Estonian botanist. He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1939–1942....
(1939–1942) - Armin Öpik (1944)
- Karl Orviku (1946–1952)
- Harald Haberman (1952–1954)
- Eerik KumariEerik KumariEerik Kumari was a doctor of biology, the founder of ornithology and nature conservation in Estonia, the learned director of the Institute of Zoology and Botany at the Estonian Academy of Sciences during 1952-1977...
(1954–1964) - Hans-Voldemar Trass (1964–1973 and 1985–1991)
- Erast ParmastoErast ParmastoErast Parmasto is a noted Estonian mycologist, bioscientist and botanist . He became a member of the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany in 1950 and served as its director from 1985-1990...
(1973–1976) - Kuulo Kalamees (1976–1985)
- Kalevi KullKalevi KullKalevi Kull is an eminent biosemiotics professor at the University of Tartu, Estonia.He was the president of the Estonian Naturalists' Society in 1991–1994.Ecologist Olevi Kull was his younger brother.-Publications:...
(1991–1994) - Tõnu Möls (1994–2004)
- Marek Sammul (2004–2008)
- Tõnu Viik (2008–)