Friedrich Dahl
Friedrich Dahl | |
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Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl | |
Born | Rosenhofer Brök, Germany | June 24, 1856
Died | June 29, 1929 Greifswald, Germany | (aged 73)
Citizenship | Germany |
Known for | Die Tierwelt Deutschland, species Tropidonophis dahlii |
Spouse | Maria Dahl |
Scientific career | |
Fields | zoology, arachnology |
Karl Friedrich Theodor Dahl (June 24, 1856 in
The son of a farmer, Dahl studied at the universities of
On April 1, 1898 Dahl became curator of arachnids at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, where he worked under his former teacher, the then museum director Karl Möbius.[1] Dahl remained in Berlin until he retired, and his type collection is held in that museum.
Although he described in many animal groups, Dahl concentrated on spiders. He was also interested in biogeography and animal behaviour.
On June 19, 1899 he married Maria Dahl (1872–1972), a co-worker at the zoological institute of Kiel. She also published several works on spiders.
He is commemorated in the scientific names of a species of snake, Tropidonophis dahlii,[2] and a species of bird, the Bismarck fantail (Rhipidura dahli).[citation needed]
References
- ^ Daum, Andreas W. (1998). Wissenschaftspopularisierung im 19. Jahrhundert: Bürgerliche Kultur, naturwissenschaftliche Bildung und die deutsche Öffentlichkeit, 1848–1914, Munich: Oldenbourg. pp. pp. 62, 228, 366, 432, 482, incl. a short biography. (in German).
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Dahl, K.T.F.", p. 64).
Further reading
- Bischoff, Hans (1930). "Friederich Dahl". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 15: 625–632. (in German).
- Bonnet, Pierre (1945). Bibliographia araneorum. Tome I. Toulouse: Douladoure. p. 50. (in French).
External links
- Schmitt, Elisa Maria; Glaubrecht, Matthias (2012). "Revisiting the "Ralum Project": Molluscs collected by Friedrich Dahl in 1896––1897 for the Museum of Natural History Berlin". Zoosystematics and Evolution 88 (1): 79–95.[1]