Carl Friedrich Roewer
Encyclopedia
Carl Friedrich Roewer was a German arachnologist. He concentrated on harvestmen, where he described almost a third (2,260) of today's known species
, but also almost 700 taxa
of spider
s and numerous Solifugae
.
From 1933 on, he was the second director of the Übersee-Museum in Bremen
, Germany
.
The Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft bought his extensive collection (including type material from other arachnologists such as L. Koch
, Eugène Simon
, Thorell, Philipp Bertkau
and Friedrich Dahl
) and his private library. Some of his specimens are also in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, but also almost 700 taxa
Taxon
|thumb|270px|[[African elephants]] form a widely-accepted taxon, the [[genus]] LoxodontaA taxon is a group of organisms, which a taxonomist adjudges to be a unit. Usually a taxon is given a name and a rank, although neither is a requirement...
of spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s and numerous Solifugae
Solifugae
Solifugae are an order of Arachnida, known as camel spiders, wind scorpions and sun spiders or solifuges, comprising more than 1,000 described species in about 153 genera...
.
From 1933 on, he was the second director of the Übersee-Museum in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft bought his extensive collection (including type material from other arachnologists such as L. Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch was a German entomologist and arachnologist.He was born in Regensburg, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicine and science...
, Eugène Simon
Eugène Simon
Eugène Simon was a French arachnologist. His many taxonomic contributions include categorizing and naming many spiders, as well as creating genera such as Anelosimus, Psellocoptus and Phlogius....
, Thorell, Philipp Bertkau
Philipp Bertkau
Philipp Bertkau was a German zoologist who was a native of Cologne.He studied natural sciences at the University of Bonn, where in 1872 he earned his doctorate. In 1873 he became an assistant at the botanical institute in Munich, and during the following spring was an assistant at the zoological...
and Friedrich Dahl
Friedrich Dahl
Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl was a German zoologist, and in particular an arachnologist....
) and his private library. Some of his specimens are also in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.