Spix was honoured and knighted by the king of Bavaria.
He worked hard on his zoological materials and prepared a description of the journey together with Martius.
This description was printed in three volumes in 1823, 1828 and 1831, translated into English (first volume only) and Portuguese, which are still of great importance.
Spix died during the preparation of the second volume, but Martius finished its publication using the notes of Spix and himself.
Spix described and named many birds, apes, bats and reptiles.
Altogether he described some 500 to 600 species and subspecies.
Furthermore, several species are named after him.
Among Spix's most renowned discoveries is the species Spix's macaw, named after the explorer by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave.
He died on 13 May 1826 in Munich, possibly from a tropical disease such as Yaws or Chagas disease.
Spix was honoured and knighted by the king of Bavaria. He worked hard on his zoological materials and prepared a description of the journey together with Martius. This description was printed in three volumes in 1823, 1828 and 1831, translated into English (first volume only) and Portuguese, which are still of great importance. Spix died during the preparation of the second volume, but Martius finished its publication using the notes of Spix and himself. Spix described and named many birds, apes, bats and reptiles. Altogether he described some 500 to 600 species and subspecies. Furthermore, several species are named after him. Among Spix's most renowned discoveries is the species Spix's macaw, named after the explorer by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave. He died on 13 May 1826 in Munich, possibly from a tropical disease such as Yaws or Chagas disease.
Johann Baptist von Spix