About Helmut Sick
Lived 1910 – 1991 (aged 81). Helmut Sick was a Brazilian and German ornithologist, ethnologist and zoologist.
Helmut Sick (10 January 1910 – 5 March 1991) was a German-Brazilian ornithologist.
Sick was born in Leipzig, Germany. He emigrated to Brazil in 1939.
A prominent ornithologist in Brazil, Sick published more than 200 papers, including his most influential work: Ornitologia Brasileira, Uma Introdução (1984), later translated into English as Birds in Brazil: A Natural History (1993). He also led scientific expeditions in remote areas in Brazil and described several species of birds, including the Brasília tapaculo, long-tailed cinclodes, Stresemann's bristlefront and golden-crowned manakin.
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Who was Helmut Sick?
ornithologist (1910–1991)
When was Helmut Sick born?
Helmut Sick was born on 10 January 1910 in Leipzig.
When did Helmut Sick die?
Helmut Sick died on 5 March 1991 in Rio de Janeiro.
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Helmut Sick was an ornithologist, ethnologist and zoologist.
What nationality was Helmut Sick?
Helmut Sick was Brazilian and German.
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