Paul Pfurtscheller (20 November 1855, Salzburg - 5 February 1927, Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist and natural history artist who produced a series of Zoologische Wandtafeln (Zoological Wall Charts) from 1902 to 1927. Such charts were initially used only in German-speaking countries, but soon became common elsewhere.
Life and work
Pfurtscheller was born in Salzburg where his father was a customs officer. He finished his schooling in 1874 at the Staatsgymnasium zu Salzburg. He had already shown talent in calligraphy in drawing. He then enrolled at the University of Vienna. In 1879, studying plant anatomy and physiology under Julius Ritter von Wiesner (1838–1916). He was awarded a PhD degree in 1878 and licensed to teach science. The next six years saw him teaching at the Franz-Josef Gymnasium, and then for three more years at a high school in Vienna. He then returned to the Franz-Josef Gymnasium, remaining there until his retirement in January 1911. From 1877 he was a member of the Zoological and Botanical Society.
Although he received no formal art training, he created the wall charts to illustrate his teaching...
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