Christophe, Hugo Theodore

Hugo Theodor Christoph ^[1] ( Hugo Theodor Christoph , in Russia Hugo Fedorovich Christof , 1831–1894) is a German and Russian entomologist . Member of the Russian Entomological Society since 1861.

Hugo Theodore Christof
Hugo theodor christoph
Date of Birth	April 16, 1831 ( 1831-04-16 )
Place of Birth	Hernhut
Date of death	November 5, 1894 ( 1894-11-05 ) (63 years old)
A place of death	St. Petersburg
A country	German Union, Russian Empire
Scientific field	entomology

At the end of the gymnasium and teacher seminary, Christophe moved to Russia in 1858, where he worked as a teacher in Sarept . He began to collect and study insects, first in the vicinity of Sarepta, and since 1870 he managed to make a number of scientific trips. From 1870 to 1880 he traveled to North Persia, Transcaucasia, Central Asia and the Far East, from where he brought a wealth of scientific material. Since 1880, Christophe was in the service of Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich and was one of the curators of his collection.

In 1880, Christof traveled with entomological purpose to Abkhazia and Adjara , after which he visited Borjomi and the Bakuriani region located higher in the mountains. In 1881, he made a trip to Ordubad , where he collected insects during May and the first half of June, then through Meghri and Lich he arrived in Khankendy , from where he headed to Lake Sevan . In 1882 and 1883 he visited Kazikoporan (now in Turkey), Ordubad and Isti-su . In 1884, Christophe explored the Kura Valley with a visit to the outskirts of Nukha, then returned to Borjomi. In 1886, he climbed from Zagatala to Sarydag Mountain, and then visited the Mugan steppe . In 1887 and 1888 he again visited Kazikoporan.

Simultaneously with the replenishment of the collection of Romanov, Christophe had and replenished his own collection, which he began to collect from 1870. Most of it fell after the death of Christophe in the UK and is now in the British Museum .