Pieter Harting

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Pieter Harting (1812-1885)

Pieter Harting (27 February 1812 – 3 December 1885) was a Dutch

naturalist, born in Rotterdam. He made contributions in a number of scientific disciplines, and is remembered for his work in the fields of microscopy, hydrology, botany, and biostratigraphy
.

Career

Medicine and teaching

In 1835 he obtained his medical degree from the

University of Utrecht and spent the following years as a doctor in Oudewater
.

From 1841 he taught classes in medicine at the

Utrecht he was a full professor of pharmacology and plant physiology (from 1846), and later zoology
(from 1855). In 1856 he was appointed director of the zoological museum.

Microscope

Sacharias Jansen. Its actual function and creator has been disputed.[1]

Throughout his career he maintained an avid interest in the historical development of the

manufacture of lenses. He is credited with making design improvements to the microscope, and was the author of a landmark book on microscopy that was translated into several languages, including German (Das Mikroskop, 1859 by Friedrich Wilhelm Theile).[2]
At Utrecht he established a popular microscopy laboratory for students.

Hydrology and geological cartography

In the field of hydrology he conducted extensive scientific groundwater research in an effort to improve the quality of water for public health. In collaboration with other scientists he formed the first committee for creation of a geological map of the Netherlands.

Views and legacy

He was a member of

University of Leiden. Harting was one of the first Dutch scholars to accept the theory of evolution and was important supporter of Charles Darwin. He died in Amersfoort
on 3 December 1885. The settlement of Hartingsburg in the
Architeuthis hartingii
.

The standard author abbreviation Harting is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ Albert Van Helden, Sven Dupré, Rob Van Gent, Huib Zuidervaart, The Origins of the Telescope, pages 32-36
  2. Who Named It
  3. ^ "Pieter Harting (1813 - 1885)" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Harting.
  • This article was originally based on a translation of the equivalent article from the Dutch Wikipedia.

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