Johann Friedrich Gustav Umlauff

Johann Friedrich Gustav Umlauff (1833 - 1889) was a German dealer of natural history and ethnographic specimens and founder of the firm JFG Umlauff.

Johann was a ship's carpenter who collected and sold items he had sourced from his voyages. In 1863 he married Caroline Hagenbeck (1839–1918), the sister of Carl Hagenbeck from whom he learnt taxidermy. In 1868 he established the firm JFG Umlauff and traded from Spielbudenplatz 8–15 in Hamburg, Germany. Johann developed a network of traders, collectors, and scientists who supplied the firm with its stock of specimens and ethnographic art. The firm also expanded to supply dioramas, models, and taxidermy services for museums and exhibitions portraying both natural history and foreign cultures. The firm grew in promenance and supplied to collectors and museums worldwide.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "J.M.G. Umlauff". Mandarin Manson Antiques. Mandarin Manson Antiques. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Baglo, Cathrine, ed. (2025). Trader of traditions: Johan Adrian Jacobsen as collector of people and things (PDF). Scandinavian University Press. ISBN 978-82-15-06915-9. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "JFG Umlauff". Proveana: Provenance Research Database. German Lost Art Foundation. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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