Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz

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Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz

Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz (born June 30, 1872 in Rotterdam , † September 6, 1937 in Walenstadt ) was a Dutch zoologist.

Life

Hugo Frederik was born as the son of the notary Richard Hendrik Nierstrasz (* February 7, 1868 in Rotterdam; † June 9, 1939 ibid) and his second wife Johanna Sophia Petronella Beijerman (born February 2, 1841 in Rotterdam; † February 14, 1875 ibid) born. After attending the Erasmusgymnasium in Rotterdam, he studied medicine at the University of Utrecht . Under the influence of Ambrosius Hubrecht , he turned to the study of biology. From 1899 to 1900 he took part in the Siboga expedition to the Dutch East Indies and received his doctorate cum laude on June 30, 1902 in Utrecht with the subject The solenogastres of the Sibogra expedition (German: Die Furchenfüßer der Sibogra-Expedition ) . From 1900 to 1906 he was a teacher of biology at the grammar school in Amersfoort , became a lecturer at the University of Utrecht in 1904 and at the Reich Veterinary School there in 1906.

On March 16, 1910, as Hubrecht's successor, he was appointed professor of zoology , comparative anatomy and zoogeography at the Utrecht University, which was his task on April 18 of the same year with the introductory speech Is specialisatie in de zoölogische wetenschap heilzaam of gevaarlijk? (German: Is specialization in zoological science beneficial or dangerous? ) began. Among other things, he worked as an editor of the twelve-volume reference work Oosthoek's geïllustreerde encyclopaedie , together with his former assistant Johan Egbert Willem Ihle (born August 7, 1879 in Amsterdam; † September 21, 1956 in Rotterdam) he edited the Dutch textbook on general zoology and in 1928 wrote zoological treatises in various scientific journals and journals of his time.

Here especially stood solenogastres , chitons, nematodes and molluscs in the focus of his research. In the academy year 1924/25 he was elected rector of the Utrecht Alma Mater , for which he gave the rector's speech Celleer en evolutie (German: cell biology and evolution ) on the 289th anniversary of the university on March 26, 1925 . In 1930 he became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and on June 5, 1936 he was made Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion . Nierstrasz, who had gone to Switzerland for a cure because of his rheumatism, died unexpectedly there. His body was transferred to the Netherlands and buried in Amsterdam.

family

Nierstrasz married on August 21, 1902 in Amsterdam Bernardine Cornelia Huijser van Reenen (born October 30, 1877 in Amsterdam, † November 23, 1941 in Utrecht), the daughter of Cornelis Huijser van Reenen (born February 23, 1828 in Egmond-Binnen; † November 3, 1907 in Amsterdam) and his wife Trijntje Breekland (born June 17, 1838 in Bodegraven; † September 19, 1910 in Veldwijk (Ermelo)). A daughter and two sons are from the marriage. From the children we know:

  • Johanna Nierstrasz (born June 11, 1903 in Utrecht) married. May 11, 1934 Utrecht with Jan Willem George Frederik Formijne (born March 25, 1902 in Tiel)
  • Cornelis Abraham Nierstrasz (born October 30, 1904 in Utrecht; † February 6, 1990 in Bilthoven; Dr.) December 20, 1945 in Bilthoven with Francisca Lindenborn (* March 7, 1912 in Angeren; † March 17, 1997 in Bilthoven)
  • Hugo Frederik Nierstrasz (born November 5, 1905 in Utrecht, † 2000)

Works (selection)

  • The solenogastres of the Siboga expedition. Leiden 1902
  • The heart of the Solenogastren. Amsterdam 1903
  • The chitons of the Siboga expedition. Leiden 1905
  • Handiding ten gebruike bij de practical oefeningen in de dierkunde aan de Rijks-Universiteit te Utrecht. Utrecht 1906
  • The nematomorpha of the Siboga expedition. Leiden 1907
  • The amphineurs. around 1910
  • Is specialisatie in de zoological wetenschap heilzaam of gevaarlijk? Utrecht 1910
  • The isopods of the Siboga expedition. Leiden 1913-1941, 4th vol.
  • The isopod collection in the Natural History Museum in Leiden. Leiden 1915, 3rd vol.
  • Celleer en evolution. Utrecht 1925
  • Instructions for macroscopic-zoological exercises. Jena 1922–1924, 2nd vol .; also under the title: Instructions for zoological-morphological exercises. Jena 1930 (with Gottwalt Christian Hirsch)

literature

  • HJ Jordan: Levens report HF Nierstrasz. In: Jaarboek of the Koninklijke Akademie vqan Wetenschappen, 1937-1938. Amsterdam, 1938, pp. 195–198, ( Online PDF )
  • Nierstrasz article. In: Utrecht Nieuwsblad. dated September 6, 1937, p. 7 ( online , accessed October 18, 2016)

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personal data
SURNAME Nierstrasz, Hugo Frederik
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1937
Place of death Walenstadt