Julius von Kennel

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Julius von Kennel

Julius Thomas von Kennel (born June 10, 1854 in Schwegenheim near Germersheim , † January 24, 1939 in Munich ) was a German zoologist and entomologist ( lepidopterist ).

Life

Julius von Kennel studied in Würzburg in the group of students of the zoologist and explorer Karl Semper , later he became assistant to the ecologist Karl August Möbius in Kiel . During his studies he became a member of the AMV zu Würzburg . After completing his habilitation , he began his academic career at the University of Würzburg . 1882/1883 visited the island of Trinidad , Venezuela and the area of ​​the Orinoco and its tributaries as part of a research trip. He later lectured at the Aschaffenburg Forest Academy . He was considered a profound knowledge of the small butterflies ( Microlepidoptera ), especially the family of Winder ( Tortricidae ). From 1887 to 1915 he was a full professor of zoology at the University of Tartu (at that time: Imperial University of Dorpat, after Russification in 1893 Imperial University of Yuryev; located in today's Estonia) and from 1922 director of the Zoological Museum of Riga (Latvia). In 1925 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina .

Fonts

  • Julius von Kennel: Textbook of Zoology. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1893. (678 pages)
  • Julius von Kennel et al.: Studies on Sexual Dimorphism: Variation and Allied Phenomena . Printed by C. Mattiesen, 1896. (64 pages)
  • Julius von Kennel: The Palaearctic Tortriciden, a monographic representation (= Zoologica. Heft 54). E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1921. (742 pages) (archive.org) (counts as the main work)
  • Julius von Kennel: About Ctenodrilus Pardalis Clap, A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Anatomy And Budding Of Annelids. 1923.
  • Julius von Kennel: The relationships of the arthropods. KF Koehler, 1891. (48 pages)
  • Julius von Kennel: Biological and Faunistic Notes from Trinidad . 1883. (28 pages)
  • Julius von Kennel: On division and budding of animals . 1887. (60 pages)

literature

  • F. Eggers: [Kennel, J.] In: Zool. Number Volume 125, No. 9/10, 1939, p. 272.
  • F. Eggers: [Kennel, J.] In: Korrespondenzbl. Naturf. Ver. Riga. Volume 64, 1942, pp. 13-14.
  • K. Escherich: In Memoriam Julius von Kennel. In: Z. angew. Ent. Volume 30, 1943, pp. 148-151.
  • H. Sachtleben: [Kennel, J. von]. In: Arb. Morph. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem. Volume 6, No. 2, 1939, p. 188.
  • E. Strand: [Kennel, J.] In: Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica. Volume 10, 1940, pp. 364-368.
  • EK Groll (Ed.): Entomologists of the world. (Biographies, whereabouts of the collection). Database 2nd version, DEI im ZALF e. V .: "Julius von Kennel": (Internet) 2006.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book. Membership directory of all old men. As of October 1, 1937. Hanover 1937, p. 229.
  2. ↑ See the entries on the fauna of the river systems of the Amazon and Orinoco in his textbook on zoology .
  3. ^ Hermann Beyer-Thoma (ed.): Bavaria and Eastern Europe. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2000, ISBN 3-447-04254-0 .
personal data
SURNAME Julius von Kennel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kennel Julius Thomas von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German zoologist, entomologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Schwegenheim
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1939
Place of death Munich