Gustav Stierlin
Wilhelm Gustav Stierlin (born November 9, 1821 in Schaffhausen ; † March 28, 1907 there ) was a Swiss physician and entomologist .
Stierlin studied medicine in Bonn from 1841. As a student he joined the Bonn Wingolf . In 1845 he received his doctorate. He passed the state examination in Schaffhausen. In the Sonderbund War he served as a military doctor. In 1850 he opened a doctor's practice in Schaffhausen.
In addition, he made studies, especially in the Engadin , Valais , Ticino and northern Italy and put on an important beetle collection. Stierlin was from 1862 to 1905 editor of the communications of the Swiss Entomological Society . From 1875 to 1905 he was the first president of the Natural Research Society, Schaffhausen and from 1878 to 1898 director of the Natural History Museum in Schaffhausen.
Publications (selection)
- Revision of the europ. Otiorhynchus species. Berlin 1861.
- Swiss beetle , Fauna coleopterorum helvetica. 2 vols., 1886-1900.
literature
- Communications from the Swiss Entomological Society 11, 1903-09, 267–273
- Announcements of the Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Schaffhausen 1922/23, pp. 64–72
Web links
Raoul J. Mother: Stierlin, Wilhelm Gustav. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stierlin, Gustav |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stierlin, Wilhelm Gustav (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss physician and entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schaffhausen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 28, 1907 |
| Place of death | Schaffhausen |