Ludwig Redtenbacher
Ludwig Redtenbacher (born June 10, 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems , Upper Austria ; † February 8, 1876 in Vienna ) was an Austrian entomologist and doctor.
education
Ludwig Redtenbacher was the brother of the chemist Josef Redtenbacher . He attended grammar school in Kremsmünster and, after graduating from high school, studied medicine and natural sciences at the University of Vienna from 1833 to 1838 . In 1843 he was promoted to Dr. med. PhD. Already in his dissertation he dealt with coleopterology . After his doctorate, he ordained as a general practitioner, but was already working alongside his studies from 1835 as an intern, and later from 1847 as an assistant at the insect collection of the kk Hof-Naturalien-Cabinet in Vienna. At that time, today's Natural History Museum emerged from the Hof-Naturalien-Cabinet .
Redtenbacher was appointed professor of zoology in Prague in 1851/52 . He then returned to the Hof-Naturalien-Cabinet as custos adjunctus and became director there from 1860.
plant
He was considered the most important Austrian entomologist of his time. Even during his lifetime, numerous newly described creatures were named in his honor, including Redtenbacher's dwarf ladybird ( Nephus redtenbacheri (Mulsant, 1846)), the ground beetle Duvalius redtenbacheri Frivaldszky & Frivaldszky, 1857, later the grasshopper Phlugiola redtenbacheri in Vienna Redtenbach7, Karny 1907 Ottakring and Hernals has been named after him since 1894.
Publications (selection)
- The genera of the German beetle fauna according to the analytical method , 1845
- Fauna austriaca: The Beetles , 1849 (3rd edition 1874)
literature
- Wilhelm Hess : Redtenbacher, Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 543.
- H. Schönmann: Redtenbacher, Ludwig. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 14 f. (Direct links on p. 14 , p. 15 ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Redtenbacher, Ludwig . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 25th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1873, p. 121 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Ludwig Redtenbacher in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reinhard Klausnitzer: The contribution of Austrian entomologists to the study of ladybirds (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). Denisia, 8, pp. 91-120, September 2003 ( PDF , German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redtenbacher, Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian entomologist and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kirchdorf an der Krems |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1876 |
| Place of death | Vienna |