August Wilhelm Knoch
August Wilhelm Knoch (born June 8, 1742 in Braunschweig ; † June 2, 1818 there ) was a German natural scientist and professor of physics at the Collegium Carolinum .
Life
Knoch, the son of the Brunswick court preacher Georg Knoch, completed a theology degree in Leipzig with honors and then worked in Brunswick as a private tutor to Privy Councilor v. Hoym. In 1775 he was initially employed as a caretaker at the Carolinum, which gave him the opportunity to devote himself to his inclination to the natural sciences in more detail.
Knoch worked in the field of entomology and his precise observations resulted in the three-volume work Contributions to the History of Insects , published from 1781 to 1783 . In 1789 he was appointed professor of physics. His work New Contributions to Entomology appeared in 1801.
Works
- Contributions to the history of insects. 3 volumes. Schwickert, Leipzig 1781/1782/1783. doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.48658
- New contributions to entomology. Schwickert, Leipzig 1801.
literature
- Wilhelm Hess : August Wilhelm Knoch . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 318.
- Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon. 19th and 20th centuries. Hahn, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8 , p. 326.
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| SURNAME | Knoch, August Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 2, 1818 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |