Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar
Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar | |
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| Born | 11 June 1786 Sulzbach, Hesse, Germany |
| Died | 4 May 1845 (aged 58) |
| Education | University of Würzburg |
| Known for | Describing about thirty new species, Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika |
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| Fields | Physician, ornithologist, mammalogist |
| Institutions | Senckenberg Natural History Society |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Cretzschmar |
Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (11 June 1786 – 4 May 1845) was a German physician and natural scientist.
Cretzschmar was born at Sulzbach and studied medicine at the University of Würzburg. He taught anatomy and zoology at the Senckenberg Medical Institute of Frankfurt.[1]
Cretzschmar was the founder and second director of the
The "Cretzschmar-Medaille" is an award offered by the Senckenberg foundation for outstanding work in natural sciences.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c translated biography NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie
- ^ a b Senckenberg Gesselschaft fur Naturforschung Cretzschmar-Medaille
- ^ WorldCat Titles Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika
- ^ Sherborn, Charles Davies (1922). Index animalium sive index nominum quae ab A.D. MDCCLVIII generibus et speciebus animalium imposita sunt. Part I. Introduction, bibliography and index A-Aff. London: Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum. p. 128.
- ^ ITIS Search Results Species described by Cretzschmar
- ^ Birdlife.org Streaked Scrub-warbler, Scotocerca inquieta
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