Ludwig Redtenbacher
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Ludwig Redtenbacher
Ludwig Redtenbacher (June 10, 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems
, Austria
- February 8, 1876 in Vienna
was an Austria
n doctor
and entomologist mainly interested in beetle
s.
Redtenbacher was born 10 June 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems
in Upper Austria
and died in Vienna
8 February 1876. He was the brother of Josef Redtenbacher
He was the first university professor in Prague
, and from 1860 director of the Vienna Natural History Museum
.
Although Redtenbacher worked mainly on the beetles of Austria his new approach to classification or, in German, analytischen was very widely adopted. He is also significant for his work n the beetles collected on the voyage of the Novara an Austrian frigate which went on a round-the-world scientific expedition between 1857 and 1859.
He also described many of the beetles collected by Ida Pfeiffer
.
Ludwig Redtenbacher (June 10, 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems is a town in Upper Austria, Austria on the river Krems, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems. Apparently settled by the year 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively small area of 3 km2.-References:...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
- February 8, 1876 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
was an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and entomologist mainly interested in beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s.
Redtenbacher was born 10 June 1814 in Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems
Kirchdorf an der Krems is a town in Upper Austria, Austria on the river Krems, in the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems. Apparently settled by the year 903, it has 4,104 inhabitants in a relatively small area of 3 km2.-References:...
in Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
and died in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
8 February 1876. He was the brother of Josef Redtenbacher
Josef Redtenbacher
Josef Redtenbacher was an Austrian chemist born in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Upper Austria. He was a brother to entomologist Ludwig Redtenbacher ....
He was the first university professor in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, and from 1860 director of the Vienna Natural History Museum
Naturhistorisches Museum
The Naturhistorisches Museum Wien or NHMW is a large museum located in Vienna, Austria.The collections displayed cover , and the museum has a website providing an overview as a video virtual tour....
.
Although Redtenbacher worked mainly on the beetles of Austria his new approach to classification or, in German, analytischen was very widely adopted. He is also significant for his work n the beetles collected on the voyage of the Novara an Austrian frigate which went on a round-the-world scientific expedition between 1857 and 1859.
He also described many of the beetles collected by Ida Pfeiffer
Ida Laura Pfeiffer
Ida Laura Pfeiffer , was an Austrian traveler and travel book author. She was one of the first female explorers, whose popular books were translated into seven languages...
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Literary works
His most significant works were:- Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858,1859 unter den befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band: Coleopteren. 249 pp., illus. (1868)
- Fauna Austriaca. Die Käfer, nach der analytischen Methode bearbeitet. Wien : Karl Gerold 1st Edn. xxvii 883 pp. (1849). Second expanded and revised edition 1858.
