Max von Stephanitz and Horand von Grafrath, c. 1900
Birth name
Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz
Born
(1864-12-30)December 30, 1864 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died
April 22, 1936(1936-04-22) (aged 71) Dresden, Gau Saxony, Nazi Germany
Allegiance
German Empire
Service/branch
Cavalry
Rank
Captain
Other work
Developed German shepherd dog breed
Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz (30 December 1864 – 22 April 1936) was a German cavalry officer and dog breeder. He is credited with having developed the German Shepherd Dog breed as it is currently known, set guidelines for the breed standard, and was the first president of the Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (S.V.).
Max Emil Friedrich vonStephanitz (30 December 1864 – 22 April 1936) was a German cavalry officer and dog breeder. He is credited with having developed...
Eiselen Kennels. Eiselen brought Horand to a dog show also attended by MaxvonStephanitz, who purchased the dog for his breeding program, which sought to combine...
of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by MaxvonStephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally...
kennels where Gilbert bred German Shepherds including one which won the MaxvonStephanitz award. He also owned a nearby 600-acre estate that he called Paradise...
of Der deutsche Schäferhund in Wort und Bild which was written by MaxvonStephanitz (the founder of the German Shepherd Dog breed) and first published...
Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008. vonStephanitz, Max; Schwabacher, Joseph (1994). The German Shepherd Dog in Word and...
Global Information
German Empire