Carl Ludwig Koch (September 21, 1778 - August 23, 1857) was a German entomologist, specializing in arachnology. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Entomology (from Greek grc ἔντομος entomos, "that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented" hence "insect" and grc -λογία Arachnology (from Greek grc ἀράχνη arachnē, "spider" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and Common house spider. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula, Acanthoscurria geniculata, is a species of Tarantula native to Brazil.
He was born in Kusel, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany. Kusel is a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the district of Kusel. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He is the father of Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825-1908) who also became a well-known entomologist. Ludwig Carl Christian Koch ( November 8, 1825 – November 1, 1908) was a German Entomologist specializing in Arachnology
Carl Ludwig Koch was an inspector of water and forests. His principle work Die Arachniden (1831-1848) (16 volumes) was commenced by Carl Wilhelm Hahn (1786-1836). Dr Carl Wilhelm Hahn (lat Carolus Guilielmus Hahn) (* December 16, 1786 - † November 7, 1835) was Koch was responsible for the last twelve volumes. He also finished the chapter on spiders in Faunae insectorum germanicae initia oder Deutschlands Insecten (Elements of the insect fauna of Germany) a work by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755-1829). Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer (1755 &ndash June 28, 1829 was a German Botanist and Entomologist.
He also co-authored, with Georg Carl Berendt, an important monograph Die im Bernstein befindlichen Myriapoden, Arachniden und Apteren der Vorwelt (1854) on arachnids, myriapods and wingless insects in amber based on material in Berendt's collection, now held in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Amber is Fossil tree Resin, which is appreciated for its color and beauty The Museum für Naturkunde (in English, the Museum of Natural History) widely known as the Naturkundemuseum, occasionally as the Humboldt Museum
Works
- Die Pflanzenläuse, Aphiden. Lotzbeck, Nürnberg 1857.
- Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Zeh, Nürnberg 1837–50.
- Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden. Pustet, Regensburg 1835–44.
- Die Arachniden. Zeh, Nürnberg 1831–48.
- System der baierischen Zoologie. Nürnberg, München 1816. (A general work on the zoology of Bavaria of some importance
in bird taxonomy. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs.
Literatur
- Roesler, Rudolf: Karl Ludwig Koch (1778-1857). in Oberpfälzer Heimat. Auflage 42, Weiden 1997/98.
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