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Nathusius's most influential study was on the shells of bird eggs. He was a collector of bird eggs and published several notes in ornithology journals. His chemical analysis of eggshells, experiments with polarized light and speculations on the structure of eggs were pioneering and bold for his time.
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The castle at Königsborn near
Magdeburg was bought by Wilhelm's father in 1834 and taken over by Wilhelm after the death of his father in 1843. Wilhelm married Marie Johanne von Meibom in Magdeburg on 6 June 1844. The couple lived in the castle and had six children. Numerous guests visited and stayed
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From the age of 14, he was introduced to his father's earthenware industries where he was given administrative tasks. He was trained by the porcelain expert
Alexandre Brongniart. Nathusius studied chemistry in Paris from 1838 under Jean-Baptiste Dumas. After some time in military service in 1840 he
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Agricultural Society. For his achievements he was raised to the Prussian nobility on October 18, 1861. He was a member of the Conservative Party and from 1855 to 1859 he was a representative for the district of Jerichow in the Prussian
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with them including the poet August
Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, a friend of Wilhelm who met Marie's friend Elvira Detroit. The couple were known for their piety and charity, and established a school, an orphan home and a shelter for the old.
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Nathusius' estate included about 500 hectares of land. He conducted experiments on different varieties of crops and tested out new farm machinery. He also bred horses and conducted studies on the diseases of livestock.
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Nathusisu died in Halle and was buried in Menz next to his wife who preceded him by 21 years. One of
Nathusius' grandsons was Wilhelm Gottlob von Nathusius and a great nephew was
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