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Fabricius. Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered [1] one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named ...
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Johann Christian Fabricius (born Jan. 7, 1745, Tøndern, Den.—died March 3, 1808, Kiel) was a Danish entomologist known for his extensive taxonomic research based upon the structure of insect mouthparts rather than upon their wings. He also advanced theoretical propositions that were progressive for his time, particularly his view that new ...
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Jan 7, 2020 · Learn about the life and achievements of Johan Christian Fabricius, one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, who named nearly 10,000 species of animal and established the basis for modern insect classification. Find out how he developed a system for the classification of insects based upon the structure of the mouth parts, rather than upon wing structures, and how he advanced theoretical propositions on evolution.
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January 7, 2020. Mantis shrimp, woodcut by Georg Markgraf, from Willem Piso, Historia naturalis Brasiliae (1648), and cited by Johann C. Fabricius, Species Insectorum, 1781 (Linda Hall Library) Johann Christian Fabricius, a Danish zoologist, was born Jan. 7, 1745.
Apr 11, 2018 · Johan Christian Fabricius lived from 7 January 1745 to 3 March 1808 and was a Danish zoologist specializing in insects which included what are now classified as insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, a well known Swedish scientist who pioneered cataloging and classsifiying species.
1745-1808. Danish Entomologist and Economist. J ohann Christian Fabricius was one of the most distinguished entomologists of the eighteenth century and an outstanding theoretical natural scientist. His research greatly increased and organized knowledge about insects as a class of animals.
Johan Christian Fabricius (yōhăn´ krĬs´tyän fäbrē´syŏŏs), 1745–1808, Danish entomologist. Influenced by the methods of Linnaeus, under whom he studied, he devised a system of classification of insects based on mouth structure. He taught at the Univ. of Kiel from 1775.
