Julius von Haast
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Sir Johann Franz Julius von Haast was a German-born New Zealand explorer, geologist, and founder of the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch.
Haast in c. 1867
Julius von Haast
Haast with his wife Mary, 1865
Haast's grave at Holy Trinity Avonside
Haast's eagle
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Haast's eagle, sometimes known as Fuller's eagle, is an extinct species of eagle that lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouākai of Māori mythology. It is the larges
Julius von Haast
…Island, including the Franz Joseph Glacier, in honour of the Emperor of Austria, Franz Joseph. He was the first person to study the bones of the extinct Haast's eagle. In 1868, Haast was appointed founding director of Canterbury Museum, a post he held until his death in 1887. The specimens that he collected on his…
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch Joy of Museums Haast's Eagle
Life restoration of Haast's eagle attacking moa
Skull photos and diagram
Model at Te Papa of Haast's eagle attacking a moa