August Specht

Deceased Person

1849 – 1923

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Who was August Specht?

August Specht was a German natural history painter. He was a pupil of Heinrich Läpple and Albert Kappis. In 1898 he published Specht's Tierbilder-Buch with descriptions in verse of the depicted animals. Like his brother Friedrich Specht, he also produced illustrations of animals and landscapes for a number of publications, such as Brehms Tierleben and Die Gartenlaube.

Specht's brothers were the wood engraver Carl Gottlob Specht and the animal painter and illustrator Friedrich Specht.

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Born
Aug 1, 1849
Lauffen am Neckar
Died
1923

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on July 23, 2013

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