Programme: Haast Symposium: Celebrating the Life of Sir Julius von Haast

[{"ID":1309,"Title":"The Changing Face of Julius von Haast","Sort":1,"Date":"Sat, 30 Apr 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E9.15\u00a0\u2013 9.45 AM\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESimon Nathan\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJulius von Haast was a prominent personality in late nineteenth-century New Zealand and he was photographed many times.\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003EEighteen photographs of him have been identified, mainly from the Haast family collection held in the Alexander Turnbull Library, and a checklist of these has been prepared. Unfortunately several recent publications have used illustrations, supposedly of Haast, that have been misidentified.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDQwXQ/NATHAN-Simon.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsIngiLDc0XQ/NATHAN-Simon.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/the-changing-face-of-julius-von-haast/"},{"ID":1300,"Title":"Rivalry and Cooperation: Haast and the Otago Museum","Sort":2,"Date":"Sat, 30 Apr 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E9.45\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2013\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00a010.15 AM\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERosi Crane\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAlthough not directly responsible for building the Otago Museum or its collections Julius von Haast (1822\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u2013\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E1887) held a surprising influence over Dunedin. From surviving correspondence in scattered archives, it is clear the relationship between the Canterbury and Otago Museums was complex. Haast and his contemporaries collected museum specimens to fill their respective \u2018cathedrals of science\u2019 at a time when museum building was a global enterprise.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDIxNl0/CRANE-Rosi2.jpeg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsInkiLDg5XQ/CRANE-Rosi2.jpeg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/rivalry-and-cooperation-haast-and-the-otago-museum/"},{"ID":1311,"Title":"The Significance of the Jurassic Fossil Collections Exchanged by Ferdinand Hochstetter with Julius Haast","Sort":3,"Date":"Sat, 30 Apr 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E10:15 \u2013\u00a010:45 AM\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPaul Scofield and Vanesa De Pietri\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFerdinand Hochstetter, superintendant of the Imperial Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria, exchanged fossils with his colleague Julius Haast in Canterbury, New Zealand. In this paper we describe these collections, still cared for by Canterbury Museum, and show specimens that were collected and labelled by eminent European palaeontologists. It is further recognised that due to the loss of much of the original material during World War II these collections are of international importance.\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDEwNl0/SCOFIELD-Paul.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsIngiLDJd/SCOFIELD-Paul.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/the-significance-of-the-jurassic-fossil-collections-exchanged-by-ferdinand-hochstetter-with-julius-haast/"},{"ID":1299,"Title":"\"Never anybody has been in that part of the country\u201d: Contextualising Haast\u2019s Journey Over Tiorip\u0101tea (Haast Pass)","Sort":4,"Date":"Sat, 30 Apr 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E11.00 AM - 11.30 AM NZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.8125rem; letter-spacing: 0.015625rem;\"\u003EJulia Bradshaw\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJulius Haast has been widely credited with \"discovering\" Haast Pass, but the pass was already well known to M\u0101ori, who called it Tiorip\u0101tea. Another P\u0101keh\u0101 explorer, Charles Cameron, also claimed to have \"discovered\" the pass. This paper examines the journeys made by both Haast and Cameron and discusses their respective contributions.\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDMwXQ/BRADSHAW-Julia.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsIngiLDkwXQ/BRADSHAW-Julia.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/never-anybody-has-been-in-that-part-of-the-country-contextualising-haasts-journey-over-tioripatea-haast-pass/"},{"ID":1308,"Title":"The Making of a Monumental Biography","Sort":5,"Date":"Sat, 30 Apr 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E11:30 AM \u2013\u00a012:30 PM NZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESimon Nathan\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Life and Times of Sir Julius von Haast\u003C/em\u003E\u00a0is a monumental biography in every sense, 1142 pages long and weighing in at 1.8 kgs. It was written by Haast's son Heinrich, a successful lawyer who also filled in for his father at Canterbury Museum for 18 months.\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENew research and changing concepts have modified some of Heinrich von Haast's conclusions, but the book remains the definitive account of the life and achievements of Julius von Haast.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDQwXQ/NATHAN-Simon.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsIngiLDc0XQ/NATHAN-Simon.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/the-making-of-a-monumental-biography/"},{"ID":1304,"Title":"Working from Overseas: Julius von Haast and European Scientific Societies on the Other Side of the Globe","Sort":6,"Date":"Sun, 01 May 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E9:15\u20139:45 am\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJohannes Mattes\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis paper examines the institutional communication networks in which Julius von Haast involved himself and provides novel insights into the scientific-diplomatic strategies with which scientists from overseas collaborated with their colleagues in Europe.\u00a0\u003C/span\u003EBy studying Haast\u2019s correspondence with selected scientific societies, this paper determines the structure, characteristics, and geopolitical and disciplinary orientation of his membership network as well as the in- or extensiveness of knowledge exchange processes. It analyses the function of Haast\u2019s involvement in scientific societies and their collaborative endeavours. Was he an exception or an archetype for other scientists working in remote parts of the empire?\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDEzNF0/MATTES-Johannes.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsInkiLDIwXQ/MATTES-Johannes.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/working-from-overseas-julius-von-haast-and-european-scientific-societies-on-the-other-side-of-the-globe/"},{"ID":1302,"Title":"Haast, Hochstetter and New Zealand at the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna","Sort":7,"Date":"Sun, 01 May 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E9:45 \u2013 10:15 AM\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/strong\u003ENZST\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMarianne Klemun\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWorld exhibitions were platforms of nationalism, imperialism, consumerism, exotic, technical advance and sciences. At the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna, Austria,\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENew Zealand played a greater role than ever before.\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAs one of 40 British colonies, out of which only 11 were represented in Vienna, New Zealand showcased natural objects, maps and landscape illustrations. Its representation was particularly shaped by Julius von Haast\u2019s and Ferdinand Hochstetter\u2019s joint research in New Zealand and their friendship beyond these research trips.\u00a0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDIxNl0/KLEMUN-Marianne.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsInkiLDkwXQ/KLEMUN-Marianne.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/klemun-marianne/"},{"ID":1303,"Title":"Searching for the \"von\": Details on the Elevation of Julius von Haast to the Austrian Nobility ","Sort":8,"Date":"Sun, 01 May 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 0.8125rem; letter-spacing: 0.015625rem;\"\u003E10:15 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 0.8125rem; letter-spacing: 0.015625rem;\"\u003E\u2013 \u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: 0.8125rem; letter-spacing: 0.015625rem;\"\u003E10:45 am\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMARTIN KRENN\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis paper deals with a detailed aspect of Julius von Haast's biography: his elevation to the Austrian nobility in 1875.\u00a0Haast, who by this time was living in New Zealand, was knighted by Emperor Franz Joseph I because of his outstanding services to the exploration of New Zealand and his exceptional donations of objects to Austria and its natural history collections (especially three moa skeletons). Henceforth, he was entitled to style himself \u201cvon Haast\u201d.\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003EBased on the archival documents in the Austrian State Archives (repository of aristocratic files), the historical process that led to the award of the title of nobility to Julius von Haast is examined more closely.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDExMF0/Martin-Krenn.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsZmFsc2UsMF0/Martin-Krenn.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/searching-for-the-von-details-on-the-elevation-of-julius-von-haast-to-the-austrian-nobility/"},{"ID":1301,"Title":"Haast, Hochstetter and the \"Viennese\" Moa","Sort":9,"Date":"Sun, 01 May 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E11:00\u00a0\u2013\u00a011:30 AM\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003ENZST\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMATHIAS HARZHAUSER, STEFANIE JOVANOVIC-KRUSPEL and URSULA B\u00a0G\u00d6HLICH\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Natural History Museum in Vienna houses one of the largest collections of fossil moa from New Zealand including ten mounted skeletons. The \"Viennese\" moa are linked to the Austrian Novara-Expedition (1857\u20131859), Ferdinand von Hochstetter and to Julius von Haast. The moa were displayed at the Vienna World Fair in 1873 and when the Natural History Museum opened in\u00a0\u003Cspan\u003E1889, the moa skeletons were one of the star attractions.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDExNF0/HARZHAUSER-Mathias.jpg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsInkiLDNd/HARZHAUSER-Mathias.jpg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/haast-hochstetter-and-the-viennese-moa/"},{"ID":1310,"Title":"The Correspondence of Sir Julius von Haast","Sort":10,"Date":"Sun, 01 May 2022","ShortDesc":"\u003Ch6\u003E11:30 am \u2013 12:00 pm NZST\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Ch6\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESascha Nolden\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h6\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis paper describes the correspondence of Sir Julius von Haast (1822\u20131887) held in the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, reviews examples of letters published to date, and outlines the concept for a project to prepare a Haast Bicentenary Edition.\u003C/p\u003E","ImageSmlLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzY0MCw0MjAsInkiLDE4M10/NOLDEN-Sascha.jpeg","ImageMedLink":"assets/Uploads/_resampled/CroppedFocusedImageWzU0MCw1NDAsInkiLDYyXQ/NOLDEN-Sascha.jpeg","Type":"","PageLink":"/research/programme-celebration-of-the-life-of-julius-von-haast/the-correspondence-of-sir-julius-von-haast/"}]