Theodor A. Wohlfahrt
Theodor Albrecht Friedrich Wohlfahrt (born September 19, 1907 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein , † February 7, 2006 in Würzburg ) was a German zoologist and important lepidopterologist (butterfly scientist).
Professional career
During his studies, Theodor A. Wohlfahrt became a member of the Leipzig University Choir of St. Pauli in 1926 . He received his doctorate “summa cum laude” from the University of Munich under Karl von Frisch in 1932 . He received the faculty award for his doctoral thesis on anatomical studies on the minnow's labyrinth . In 1937 he completed his habilitation in Munich with work on the side channels of fish. His request for a teaching position in Munich was rejected because of his liberal attitude. The Berlin Reich Ministry assigned him to the University of Würzburg , where he worked from 1942 at the Zoological Institute (then at Röntgenring 10) as a scientific assistant and private lecturer and until 1972 as a professor of zoology and comparative anatomy.
In his scientific work after the end of the Second World War , he dealt a lot with butterflies and especially with the sail butterfly ( Iphiclides podalirius ). At that time the moth was still often on the dry slopes around Würzburg and it carried out studies on intraspecific variability and diapause control . To do this, he bred the moths in large numbers under defined environmental conditions.
Most of his butterfly collection is housed in the zoological state collection in Munich , some boxes with native butterflies remained in the teaching collection of the Biozentrum in Würzburg.
Publications
Theodor A. Wohlfahrt illustrated the five-volume standard work The Butterflies of Central Europe (1954–1981), for which Walter Forster wrote the texts, with drawings and watercolors.
- Anatomical studies of the labyrinth of the minnow ( Phoxinus laevis L.), 1932
- The ear labyrinth of the sardine ( Clupea pilchardus Walb.) And its relationship to the swim bladder and sideline, 1936
- Anatomical studies of the side canals of the sardine (Clupea Pilchardus Walb.), 1937
- Investigations into the ability of the minnow ( Phoxinus laevis Agass) to discriminate sounds, 1939
- Attempts to make an absolute distinction between two chords with the same frequency ratio by minnows ( Phoxinus laevis Agass), 1957
supporting documents
- Obituary for Theodor A. Wohlfahrt by Dieter Mahsberg (PDF; 1.9 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Meißner (Ed.): Alt-Herren-Directory of the German Singers. Leipzig 1934, p. 245.
- ↑ Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg: Lecture directory for the summer semester of 1948. University printing house H. Stürtz, Würzburg 1948, p. 18.
- ↑ See Heinrich Ragaller: Martin von Wagner Museum of the University of Würzburg. Exhibition in the gallery studio. 3.4. - May 20, 1973: Theodor A. Wohlfahrt: Butterflies as an artistic and scientific illustration. Wuerzburg 1973.
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SURNAME | Wohlfahrt, Theodor A. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wohlfahrt, Theodor Albrecht Friedrich (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German zoologist and lepidopterologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1907 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |
DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2006 |
Place of death | Wurzburg |