Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (November 20, 1794 - December 10, 1884) was a German naturalist and explorer. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet.
Rüppell was born at Frankfurt-on-Main, the son of a very prosperous banker. He was originally destined to be a merchant, but after a visit to Sinai in 1817 he developed an interest in natural history. The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai ( Coptic: sina; Egyptian Arabic: sina سينا Arabic, sina'a سيناء He attended lectures at the University of Pavia and University of Genoa in botany and zoology. The University of Pavia ( Italian: Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. The University of Genoa (in Italian: Università degli Studi di Genova) is one of the largest universities in Italy. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of
Rüppell set off on his first expedition in 1821, accompanied by surgeon Michael Hey as his assistant. They travelled through the Sinai desert, and in 1822 were the first European explorers to reach the Gulf of Aqaba. The Gulf of Aqaba ( Arabic: خليج العقبة transliterated: Khalyj al-'Aqabah in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat ( Hebrew They then proceeded to Alexandria via Mount Sinai. Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια For other places named Mount Sinai see Mount Sinai (disambiguation Mount Sinai (Arabic طور سيناء, Hebrew הר סיני also In 1823 they travelled up the Nile to Nubia, collecting specimens in the area south of Ambukol, returning to Cairo in July 1825. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River This article is about the region in Africa for other uses see Nubia (disambiguation. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. A planned journey through Ethiopia only reached as far as Massawa, where the party suffered ill health. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Massawa, formerly known as Mitsiwa ( Ge'ez ምጽዋ miṣṣiwa, Arabic مصوع maṣṣawaʿ
Rüppell returned to Europe in 1827. During his absence Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar had used specimens sent back by Rüppell to produce the Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika (Atlas of Travels in northern Africa) (1826). Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar ( June 11, 1786 – May 4, 1845) was a German Physician.
In 1830 Rüppell returned to Africa, and became the first naturalist to traverse Ethiopia.
Rüppell also published an account of his travels, entitled, Travels in Abyssinia.
Species bearing his name include Rüppell's Warbler, Rüppell's Parrot, Rüppell's Fox and Rüppell's Vulture. The Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli, is a Typical warbler of the genus Sylvia. Rüppell's Parrot ( Poicephalus rueppellii) or Rueppell's Parrot is a bird that is endemic in southwestern Africa from central Namibia to Rüppell's Fox ( Vulpes rueppellii) also spelled Rueppell's Fox and also called the Sand Fox, is a species of Fox living in North Africa Rüppell's Vulture ( Gyps rueppellii) is a large Vulture that ranges across much of central Africa, including Ethiopia, the
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- Barbara and Richard Mearns. Biographies for Birdwatchers. ISBN 0124874223
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