Wilhelm Heß (zoologist)

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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Heß (also Hess * November 3, 1841 in Verden ; † June 6, 1918 in Hanover ) was a German botanist and zoologist .

Life

Wilhelm Heß was the son of the chief tax inspector Friedrich Heß (* 1791) and his wife Julie, née Weßberge (1802–1888). The hydraulic engineer August Heß (1827-1894) was his brother.

William Hess studied at the Georg-August-University of Goettingen and was at Wilhelm Moritz Keferstein in Göttingen in 1864 with his thesis Contributions to the knowledge of the decapod crabs eastern Australia for Dr. phil. PhD. Hess initially worked as a teacher in Hanover and Northeim before he accepted a position as a teacher for zoology and botany at the Royal Polytechnic in Hanover in 1874 . In 1878 he was awarded the title of professor. From 1882 to 1890 he held lectures on botany and zoology at the veterinary school and was also a part-time scientific assistant teacher at the secondary school from 1874 to 1908.

Wilhelm Heß worked for the General German Biography (ADB), for which he wrote numerous biographies.

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Hess was elected a member ( registration number 2963 ) of the Leopoldina on September 26, 1892 .

Fonts (selection)

  • Contributions to the knowledge of the decapod crabs of eastern Australia . Dissertation. Goettingen 1864
  • Contributions to the knowledge of the decapod crabs of eastern Australia . In: Archive for Natural History, 31, 1865, pp. 127–173 ( digitized version )
  • The main features of the development of botany . Vandenhoeck, Göttingen 1872 ( digitized version )
  • Pictures from the life of harmful and beneficial insects. The Hymenoptera . Carl Wilfferodt, Leipzig 1874
  • Pictures from the aquarium. 1. Volume: The invertebrate animals of the sea . Carl Rümpler, Hanover 1878 digitized
  • Pictures from the aquarium. Volume 2: The invertebrates of fresh water . Carl Rümpler, Hanover 1878
  • The freshwater aquarium and its inhabitants. A guide to the creation and maintenance of freshwater aquariums . Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1886

Article in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie

literature

  • Gerhard Wagenitz : Göttingen biologists 1737–1945. A biographical-bibliographical list. (= Göttinger Universitätsschriften Series C, catalogs; volume 2), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1988, p. 80 ( digitized version )

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Hess, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hess, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm (full name); Hess, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German botanist and zoologist
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1841
PLACE OF BIRTH Verden
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1918
Place of death Hanover