Martin Heinrich Carl Lichtenstein (January 10, 1780 - September 2, 1857) was a German physician, explorer and zoologist. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of He was the son of Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein. Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein ( 25 August 1753 - 17 February 1816) was a German Zoologist. He died after a duel fought at sea off Kiel. For the city in the United States, see Kiel Wisconsin. For the name see Kiel (name.
Lichtenstein was born in Hamburg and studied medicine at Jena and Helmstedt. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Jena (pronunciation ˈjeːna is a university City in central Germany on the river Saale. Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. Between 1802 and 1806 he travelled in southern Africa, becoming the personal physician of the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک In 1810 he published Reisen im südlichen Afrika. He was awarded the Chair of Zoology at the University of Berlin in 1811, and appointed Director of the Berlin Zoological Museum in 1813. The Museum für Naturkunde (in English, the Museum of Natural History) widely known as the Naturkundemuseum, occasionally as the Humboldt Museum
In 1841 Lichtenstein was responsible for the creation of Berlin's Zoological Gardens, when he persuaded Friedrich Wilhelm IV to donate the grounds of his pheasantry. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Berlin Zoological Garden (Zoologischer Garten Berlin is the oldest and internationally most well known zoo in Germany. Life Frederick William was educated by private tutors many of whom were experienced civil servants such as Friedrich Ancillon.