Carl Ludwig Koch

Carl Ludwig Koch (also: Karl Ludwig Koch; born September 22, 1778 in Kusel , † August 23, 1857 in Nuremberg ) was a German forester and zoologist . He emerged primarily as an entomologist and arachnologist (insect and spider researcher).

Many first descriptions of arachnids are to him , u. a. Thanks to some South American tarantulas and numerous Central European spiders . These types are listed with the addition of CL Koch , but also only Koch . Together with Georg Carl Berendt , Koch described numerous fossil forms that have been preserved as inclusions in Baltic amber .

His son Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825–1908) also became an arachnologist and also described arachnids (Europe and worldwide); the species he describes have the addition of L. Koch .

In the years 1813–26, Carl Ludwig Koch initially worked as a chief forester in Burglengenfeld and later as a district forest adviser in Regensburg . There he wrote a volume of books called the System of Baierischen Zoologie (also called Fauna boica ). It covers mammals , birds , insects , arachnids and soil animals, e.g. B. Ground mites .

Works

System of the Bavarian Zoology. Nuremberg, Munich 1816.
Germany's crustaceans, myriapods and arachnids. Pustet, Regensburg 1835–44.
Overview of the arachnid system. Zeh, Nuremberg 1837–50. doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.39561
Systematic overview of the tick order . Natural history archive. Berlin, 10, 1844, pp. 217-239 online
The arachnids . Volume 3-16. Continuation of the work of Carl Wilhelm Hahn . Zeh, Nürnberg 1831–45 and JL Lotzbeck, Nürnberg 1848 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.43744
With Georg Carl Berendt : The organic remains of the prehistoric world in amber. First volume. II. Division. The crustaceans, myriapods, arachnids and apteras of the ancient world found in amber. Nicolai , Berlin 1854 ( archive )
The plant lice, aphids. Lotzbeck, Nuremberg 1857.
The myriapods. Published by HW Schmidt, Halle 1863 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.10639

literature

Wilhelm Hess : Koch, Karl Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 393 f.
Rudolf Roesler: Karl Ludwig Koch (1778-1857). in the Upper Palatinate home . Edition 42, Weiden 1997/98.

Individual evidence

^ Meyer's Large Conversational Lexicon . 6th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909 ( zeno.org [accessed June 12, 2019] lexicon entry “Koch”).

Web links

Wikisource: Carl Ludwig Koch - Sources and full texts

Commons : Carl Ludwig Koch - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Carl Ludwig Koch in the catalog of the German National Library
Koch's record of many animal species

personal data
SURNAME	Koch, Carl Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German entomologist and arachnologist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 22, 1778
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kusel
DATE OF DEATH	August 23, 1857
Place of death	Nuremberg

[1] Meyer's Large Conversational Lexicon . 6th edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1909 ( zeno.org [accessed June 12, 2019] lexicon entry “Koch”).