Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow

Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander von Mechow ( 9 December 1831, Lauban –1904) was a German explorer of Africa, naturalist and collector.He was a Major in the Prussian Army.

von Mechow joined the Loango-expedition under Paul Güssfeldt. He undertook a second larger exploration between 1879 and 1882 in Angola, where he explored the middle course of the Kwango River. He collected birds for Jean Cabanis and Anton Reichenow at Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

Several species are named for him including Papilio mechowi, the Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo and Mechow's mole-rat .

Works

Mechow: Kartenwerk meiner Kuango-Expedition. 28 Blätter. Berlin

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