Sabine Hackethal

Sabine Hackethal is a researcher at the Museum of Natural History, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research, where she leads the Historical Department. She manages the Wiki Collector Biographies project and focuses on historical natural history research, particularly through the transcription and analysis of Friedrich Sellow's travel diaries from his 1814–1831 Brazilian expeditions.

• Specializes in historical scientific exploration narratives
• Works with zoological models and taxidermy history
• Contributes to museum knowledge transfer and digital archiving
• Active in Neotropical biodiversity research through historical sources

Her publications examine German-speaking researchers' contributions to Central and South American herpetology, scientific visualization techniques, and the preservation of 19th-century oceanic biodiversity representations. Notably, her work connects modern biodiversity studies with historical collection practices and colonial-era scientific documentation.

She has contributed to exhibition design projects like "Cabinet of Curiosities of the Oceans" and participates in institutional knowledge transfer initiatives. Her research bridges museological practices with evolutionary studies through historical documentation analysis.