Carl Gustav Alexander Brischke
Carl Gustav Alexander Brischke (* December 17, 1814 in Danzig ; † May 24, 1897 ibid) was a German entomologist who dealt with hymenoptera and flying insects , especially brackish wasps and parasitic wasps .
Brischke was the main teacher in Danzig.
Its collection, especially of hymenoptera in West Prussia and insect pests, is distributed among the Natural History Museum in Gdansk, the Zoological Museum in Königsberg and the University of Kharkov.
He published the main work of the Königsberg professor Ernst Gustav Zaddach Observations on the Species of Sawfly and Wood Wasps in 1883/84 after his death. He worked a lot with Zaddach. He published on parasitic wasps, harmful and beneficial insects, gall formation and fossil insects from the Tertiary (Baltic amber).
Fonts
- The Hymenoptera of Amber, Writings of the Natural Research Society in Danzig, (NF), 6, 1886, pp. 278-279
- The Ichneumonidae of the provinces of West and East Prussia, report of the West Prussian Botanical-Zoological Association, Volume 1, 1878, Volume 2, 1879, Volume 3, 1880, p. 3, Volume 4, 1881
Web links
- Concise biography in Entomologist Biography Collection, North Dakota State University
- Works in digital collections, Frankfurt University Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Danzig death register, 1897, entry no.1344
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brischke, Carl Gustav Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1897 |
| Place of death | Danzig |