Ludwig Gottlieb Scriba
Karl Ludwig Gottlieb Scriba (born June 3, 1736 in Nieder-Beerbach , † May 31, 1804 in Arheilgen (now part of Darmstadt )) was a German entomologist and Protestant pastor .
Life
Scriba, son of pastor Johann Christoph Scriba, was pastor in Graefenhausen from 1770 after studying theology in Gießen and from 1783 pastor in Arheilgen. In 1803 he was retired.
He was known as a taxidermist and had a large collection of minerals and conchylia. Scriba published partly anonymously on entomology and edited the journal for entomology enthusiasts . From 1778 he helped with the scientific reviews of Johann Heinrich Merck .
Fonts
- Publisher: Journal for Entomology lovers , 3 parts, Frankfurt am Main 1790 to 1793 (continuation of a journal by Johann Kaspar Füssli with some of his colleagues)
- Contributions to the history of insects , Frankfurt am Main: Varrentrapp, 3 Hefte, 1790, 1791, 1793
literature
- Georg Winter : Scriba, Ludwig Gottlieb . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 33, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 486.
- Ulrike Leuschner, Matthias Luserke-Jaqui : Network of Enlightenment: New Readings on Johann Heinrich Merck . De Gruyter, Berlin 2003, pp. 217f.
Web links
- Scriba, Ludwig Gottlieb. Hessian biography. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scriba, Ludwig Gottlieb |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scriba, Karl Ludwig Gottlieb (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entomologist and Protestant pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1736 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nieder-Beerbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1804 |
| Place of death | Arheilgen |