Johann Heinrich Sulzer
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Johann Heinrich Sulzer was a Swiss
entomologist.
Sulzer was a resident of Winterthur
. He was the author of Die Kennzeichen der Insekten, nach Anleitung des Königl (1761) and Abgekurzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dern Linnaeischen System (1776), two of the first books on insect
s to adopt Carolus Linnaeus
's binomial system.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
entomologist.
Sulzer was a resident of Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
. He was the author of Die Kennzeichen der Insekten, nach Anleitung des Königl (1761) and Abgekurzte Geschichte der Insecten nach dern Linnaeischen System (1776), two of the first books on insect
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s to adopt Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
's binomial system.
External links
- BHL Digitised works by Sulzer at Biodiversity Heritage Library