Alexander Pagenstecher (zoologist)
Heinrich Alexander Pagenstecher (born March 18, 1825 in Elberfeld (now part of Wuppertal ), † January 4, 1889 in Hamburg ) was a German gynecologist and zoologist. Behind scientific animal names in identification books etc. Ä. his name is often " Pagenst. “Abbreviated.
biography
Pagenstecher was the son of the doctor and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly Heinrich Carl Alexander Pagenstecher and his wife Julie Jung (1802–1872), the daughter of the factory owner Friedrich August Jung (1769–1852).
After graduating from high school in Elberfeld , he studied at the Universities of Göttingen, Heidelberg and Berlin. In 1844 he became a member of the Corps Hannovera Göttingen . After a doctorate (1846), state examination and a scientific stay in Paris, he first became a general practitioner in Elberfeld in 1847. In 1848/49 he was a spa doctor in Salzbrunn , then again a general practitioner in Barmen until 1856 .
He completed his habilitation in 1856 at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg for obstetrics and became a private lecturer . An injury sustained during an operation made him abandon medicine altogether. He turned to his field of interest zoology . His first zoological publications appeared as early as 1857. In 1862 he was promoted to Dr. phil. PhD . In 1866 the University of Heidelberg appointed him to the chair for zoology and paleontology . At the same time he became director of the Zoological Institute. Later, due to a second marriage, he moved to his wife's home in Hamburg . In 1876 he was elected to the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina as director of the Natural History Museum Hamburg .
family
He married Eugenie Aders (1829–1882) in Elberfeld in 1850 and Maria Olga Schwartze (1854–1928) after her death in Hamburg in 1884 . He had four sons from his second marriage, one of whom died early.
Works
- Trematode larvae and trematodes. Heidelberg 1856.
- About mites , especially the genus Phytopus. 1857.
- On the training of the Distoma echinatum by feeding . 1857.
- with Rudolf Leuckart : Investigations into lower sea animals. 1858.
- with Christian Joseph Fuchs : The Trichinae. After trials on behalf of the Grand Ducal Baden Ministry of Commerce, carried out at the Zoological Institute in Heidelberg. Leipzig 1865 ( archive.org ).
- General Zoology, or Basic Laws of Animal Structure and Life. 4 volumes. Berlin 1875–1881.b22326832
literature
- Wilhelm Hess : Pagenstecher, Heinrich Alexander . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 789 f.
- Brigitte Hoppe : Pagenstecher, Heinrich. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-00201-6 , p. 1 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexander Pagenstecher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kösener corps lists 1910, 70 , 173
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pagenstecher, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pagenstecher, Heinrich Alexander (full name); Pagenst. (Abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gynecologist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1889 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |