Carl Eduard Adolf Gerstekker ( him. Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstäcker ; August 30, 1828 , Berlin - June 20, 1895 , Greifswald ) - German entomologist .
| Carl Edward Adolf Gerstekker | |
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| him Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstäcker | |
| Date of Birth | August 30, 1828 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin |
| Date of death | June 20, 1895 (66 years old) |
| Place of death | Greifswald |
| A country | German Union, German Empire |
| Scientific field | zoology , entomology |
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| Awards and prizes | |
| Systematic wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (for attribution) are accompanied by the designation " Gerstäcker " . |
Studied natural science and medicine in Berlin , Vienna and Paris , in 1856 - 1876 . was the head of the entomological collections at the University of Berlin, in 1857 became a privat-docent in zoology at the same university, and then an extraordinary professor; In 1876, he was transferred as an ordinary professor of zoology and director of the Zoological Museum in Greifswald.
From the scientific works of Gershtecker we name some:
- "Rhipiphoridum Coleopterorum familiae dispositio systematica" (Berl., 1855 );
- “Bericht über die wiss. Leistungen im Gebiete d. Entomologie während d. J. 1852 bis 1870 "( 1853-1873 );
- “Naturwiss. Reise nach Mosambik von W. Peters ”; v. 5,“ Insecten ”( 1862 );
- Artropoda in Klassen und Ordnungen der Tierreichs (volume 5, new edition Decapoda, 1888 );
- “Die Gliedertierfauna der Sansibargebietes etc.” ( Leipzig , 1873 );
- "Zur Morphologie der Ortboptera amphibiotica" ( Berlin , 1873 );
- Die Wanderheuschrecke ( 1876 );
- a number of articles in special journals.
Literature
- Gershtekker, Karl-Eduard-Adolf // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.