Johann Jakob Kaup ( German: Johann Jakob Kaup ) - German zoologist .
| Johann Jacob Kaup | |
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| him. Johann Jakob Kaup | |
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| Date of Birth | April 10, 1803 |
| Place of Birth | Darmstadt |
| Date of death | July 4, 1873 (aged 70) |
| A place of death | Darmstadt |
| A country | Rhine Union, German Union, German Empire |
| Scientific field | zoology |
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| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Kaup " . |
Biography
He visited the universities of Gottingen and Heidelberg , studied at Leyden collections under the supervision of Temmink .
In 1827 he published the essay “Sketch of the history of development and the natural system of the European animal world” ( German: “Skizze zur Entwickelungsgeschichte und natürliches System der europäischen Thierwelt” ), in which he described the history of the animal world as a development from lower to higher forms (from amphibians to birds and further to the predators).
Later, however, Kaup considered this work to be a youthful mistake and strongly opposed Darwinism . Of greatest importance are Kaup's works on paleontology .
Compositions
- “Beiträge zur näheren Kenntniss der urweltlichen Säugethiere” (I — III, 1854 )
- "Klassification der Säugethiere und Vögel" ( 1844 )
- "Description d'Ossements fossiles de mammifères inconnus qui se trouvent au Museum de Darmstadt" ( 1832 - 1839 )
- Grundriss zu einem System der Natur ( 1877 ), Das Thierreich in seinen Hauptformen (I — III, 1835 ).
Links
- Kaup, John-Jacob // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.