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Robert von Lendenfeld

Robert von Lendenfeld is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Robert von Lendenfeld rather than just read about it. In short: Robert J. Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld (1858–1913) was an Austrian zoologist, alpinist, and traveler.

Key takeaways

Robert von Lendenfeld belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Connect Robert von Lendenfeld to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Robert von Lendenfeld from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Robert J. Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld (1858–1913) was an Austrian zoologist, alpinist, and traveler. He was also a notable spongiologist. von Lendenfeld was one of a number of influential German-speaking residents — such as Ludwig Becker, Hermann Beckler, William Blandowski, Amalie Dietrich, Wilhelm Haacke, Diedrich Henne, Gerard Krefft, Johann Luehmann, Johann Menge, Carl Mücke (a.k.a. Muecke), Ludwig Preiss, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker (a.k.a. Ruemker), Moritz Richard Schomburgk, Richard Wolfgang Semon, Karl Theodor Staiger, George Ulrich, Eugene von Guérard, Ferdinand von Mueller, Georg von Neumayer, and Carl Wilhelmi — who brought their "epistemic traditions" to Australia, and not only became "deeply entangled with the Australian colonial project", but also were "intricately involved in imagining, knowing and shaping colonial Australia" (Barrett, et al., 2018, p. 2).

Works 1886: Über Coelenteraten der Südsee 1888: Descriptive catalogue of the sponges in the Australian Museum, Sydney 1890: Australia Felix 1892: Australische Reise 1894: Der Tasman Gletscher und seine Umgebung, Gotha 1894: Die Tetractinelliden der Adria: (Mit einem Anhange über die Lithistiden) 1895: Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 1896: Aus den Alpen 1896: Die Clavulina der Adria 1899: Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Reisen in Madagaskar und Ostafrika (mit Alfred Völtzkow, Hans Schinz, Hans Strahl, Hubert Ludwig, Henri de Saussure) 1899: Die Hochgebirge der Erde 1902: Neuseeland 1902: Das grosse australische Wallriff 1903: Das Tierreich 1903: Porifera: Tetraxonia 1908: Tetraxonia der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903 1913: Untersuchungen über die Skelettbildungen der Kieselschwämme: I. Die Mikrosklere der Caminus-Arten

Notes

References Barrett, L., Eckstein, L., Hurley, A.W. & Schwarz A. (2018), "Remembering German-Australian Colonial Entanglement: An Introduction", Postcolonial Studies, Vol.21, No.1, (January 2018), pp. 1–5. doi:10.1080/13688790.2018.1443671

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Robert von Lendenfeld

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Robert von Lendenfeld claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Robert von Lendenfeld before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Robert von Lendenfeld ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Robert von Lendenfeld

In research: Robert von Lendenfeld appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Robert von Lendenfeld in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Robert von Lendenfeld is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1858 births, 1913 deaths, Spongiologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Robert von Lendenfeld outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Robert von Lendenfeld in simple terms?

Robert J. Lendlmayer von Lendenfeld (1858–1913) was an Austrian zoologist, alpinist, and traveler.

Why does Robert von Lendenfeld matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Robert von Lendenfeld?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

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