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1168. PALlER, Johan Carel - 16 June 1729 1 s-Hertogenbosch - 20 Febr. 1780
1 s-Hertogenbosch. 1755 Proponent at Well and Ammerzoden; 1769 Clergyman at
's-Hertogenbosch; 1771 Professor at the Illustre and Latin school, 1 s-Hertogenbosch.
Possessed a cabinet of divers naturalia, shells, fossils, corals, etc, The
collection was sold 27 May 1782 at 1 s-Hertogenbosch (Boekh. nr. 459). At the
"Provinciaal Genootschap" in 1 s-Hertogenbosch is a "Register van eenige
waarnemingen, gedaan door J.C. Palier" a.o. about fossilised bones, found in
the Bommelerwaard. C.R. Hermans 1852: Geschiedenis der Illustre en Latijnse
scholen te 's-Hertogenbosch, p. 32 seq.; F.L.R. Sassen 1970: Studenten van
de Illustre School te 's-Hertogenbosch, 1636-1810. NNBW V, col. 421.
1169. PALLAS, Peter Simon - 3 Oct. 1741 Berlin - 20 Sept. 1811 Berlin (data
according to DSB). Natural scientist, geographer. Studied medicine at Halle,
GOttingen and Leiden 1754-1759. Invited by Catharine II he went to St. Petersburg,
where in 1767 he became ordinary Academician and in 1768 Professor
of natural history.
He took part in several scientific expeditions in European and Asiatic Russia
from 1768 til 1774 and from 1793 till 1794, his main goal being the writing
of a zoological geography of the Russian Empire. The results of these
travels were published by the St. Petersburg Academy of Science: "Zoographia
Rosso- Asiatica ••• " 1811-1831. During his stay in Holland and England between
1761 and 1766 he studied a great many collections, writing several catalogues,
some of which were published, Probably he also arranged the Zoophytes
in the collection of the Prince of Orange. He records to have used
the facilities provided by the collections of his friend Burman (q.v.). He
is the author of a.o. "Elenchus Zoophytorum" and "Miscellanea Zoologica"
(both 's-Gravenhage 1766), see also Boddaert. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1892,
p. 311; Loisel 1912: Histoire des Menageries, II, p. 30; Scheffer 1939, p.
130, 131; Pennant 1948, p. 162 (met him 1765 at 1 s-Gravenhage and was accompanied
by Pallas to Schouwman and to the menagerie of "Kleine Loo"); Stresemann
1951, p. 67-72; Artis Jaarboek 1955, p. 166; Scheurleer 1967, p. 25;
Holthuis 1969, p. 242, 245; Husson & Holthuis 1969, p. 152-153; Boeseman
1970, p. 181. DSB X, p. 283-285; ADB XXV, p. 81-98; Diet. Sci. Nat. LXI, p.
198; JWP IV, p. 400. C. Hamilton Smith 1843: Mammalia, IV: Memoir of Pallas,
p. 17-77; A.J.J. van de Velde 1955: Peter Simon Pallas, naturaliste et voyageur,
in: Biol. Jaarboek Dodonaea, XXII, p. 227-242 (bibl.); E. Stresemann
1957: Pallas' letzte Tage, in: Beitr. Vogelkunde, V, p. 207-209; Idem 1962:
Leben und Werk von Peter Simon Pallas, in: Quellen und Studien zur Geschichte
Osteuropas, XII, p. 247-257.
1170. PALUDANUS, Bernardus (Berend ten Broeke) - 28 Oct. 1550 Steenwijk - 3
April 1633 Enkhuizen. He studied medicine in Germany and visited several
European countries, a.o. Lithuania and Poland in 1577. He then studied medicine
in Italy. In 1578 he visited Syria, Israel and Egypt, in 1579 Rome, Naples
en Maltha, In 1580 he became Dr. phil et med. at Padua University. Paludanus
was court physician of the royal family Schonburg at Waldenburg. In