Alexander von Homeyer

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Alexander von Homeyer (January 19, 1834 - 1903) was a German soldier and ornithologist.

Homeyer joined the Prussian army in 1852, and retired in 1878 having attained the rank of major. He took part in the second expedition of the German African society in 1874, which was led by the explorer Paul Pogge. His other travels, during which he collected natural history specimens, included one to the Balearic Islands in 1861.

Homeyer published over 150 articles on ornithology, and was the first to describe the Cyprus Wheatear and the Semi-collared Flycatcher. At his death he left a collection which included 35,000 butterflies and 900 bird eggs.

He died at Greifswald.