Friedrich Ernst Witte

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1861

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Friedrich Ernst Witte, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. First description of Archaeopteryx based on a feather

   1861

   Role: Fossil collector who informed von Meyer

   1. 11861 · BavariaDescription of the Feather

      Hermann von Meyer described a single feather found in Bavaria, potentially unearthed in 1860 or 1861.

   2. 21861 · LangenaltheimUnearthing of the London Specimen

      The first complete skeleton was unearthed near Langenaltheim in 1861.

   3. 3September 1861 · Neues Jahrbuch correspondenceReport of the Skeleton

      Von Meyer reported a nearly-complete skeleton from the same deposits in September 1861.

Sources

1. Specimens of Archaeopteryx Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15