Carl Johan Schönherr
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Carl Johan Schönherr (born June 10, 1772 in Stockholm , † March 28, 1848 in Sparresäter ) was a Swedish entomologist who specialized in beetles .
Life
Schönherr was the son of a German immigrant who founded a silk manufacture. Carl Johan took over at the age of 19 and expanded it into a company with around 200 employees. In 1811 he sold them to his partner Erik Lundgren and retired to his Sparresäter estate in Lerdala near Skara in Västergotland. In 1812 he became a commercial councilor.
He was an insect collector (with one of the largest collections in Europe at the time) and beetle specialist who described many new species. He wrote a major work on weevils (Curculionidae).
In 1809 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and in the same year a member of the Reichstag for Stockholm. In 1828 he became a member of the Agricultural Academy. He was one of the people who introduced corn to Sweden.
Fonts
- Synonymia insectorum, 3 parts, 1806 to 1817
- with Carl Henrik Boheman , Leonard Gyllenhaal : Genera et species curculionidum, cum synonymia hujus familiæ; a CJ Schoenherr. Species novae aut hactenus minus cognitæ, descriptionibus a dom. Leonardo Gyllenhal, CH Boheman, Paris, Roret, 16 parts, 1833 to 1845, Biodiversity Library
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schönherr, Carl Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1772 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1848 |
| Place of death | Savers |