Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl
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Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl (1823, Bern - 24.August. 1914, Kirchdorf
) was a Swiss
entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera
.
Von Wattenwyl was a Postmaster
. He described many new taxa of Orthoptera.
His collection is conserved in the Naturhistorisches Museum
in Vienna, the Naturhistoriches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern (Natural History Museum of Bern
), Bern, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
, Senckenberg Museum
in Frankfurt A.M. and Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg
.
Kirchdorf
Many places in German-speaking countries are called Kirchdorf :-Germany:*Baden-Württemberg**Kirchdorf an der Iller, in the district of Biberach*Bavaria**Kirchdorf am Inn, in the district of Rottal-Inn...
) was a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
entomologist who specialised in Orthoptera
Orthoptera
Orthoptera is an order of insects with paurometabolous or incomplete metamorphosis, including the grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.Many insects in this order produce sound by rubbing their wings against each other or their legs, the wings or legs containing rows of corrugated bumps...
.
Von Wattenwyl was a Postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
. He described many new taxa of Orthoptera.
His collection is conserved in the Naturhistorisches Museum
Naturhistorisches Museum
The Naturhistorisches Museum Wien or NHMW is a large museum located in Vienna, Austria.The collections displayed cover , and the museum has a website providing an overview as a video virtual tour....
in Vienna, the Naturhistoriches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern (Natural History Museum of Bern
Natural History Museum of Bern
The Natural History Museum of Bern is a museum in Bern, Switzerland. In its teaching and research it cooperates closely with the University of Bern. It is visited by around 100,000 people yearly.-History:...
), Bern, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden
The State Museum of Zoology in Dresden is a natural history museum that houses 10,000-50,000 specimens, including skeletons and large insect collections. Many are types. The collection suffered war damage and whilst catalogued the database is not computerized. Loans are possible and material can...
, Senckenberg Museum
Senckenberg Museum
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. It is particularly popular with children, who enjoy the extensive collection of dinosaur skeletons: Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of large dinosaurs in Europe. One particular treasure is...
in Frankfurt A.M. and Biozentrum Grindel und Zoologisches Museum, Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Works
- With Leonardo FeaLeonardo FeaLeonardo Fea was an Italian explorer, zoologist, painter and naturalist.Fea was born in Turin, and became an assistant at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova the Museum of Natural History in Genoa...
Révision du système des orthoptères et description des espèces rapportées) Genova, Tip. del R. Istituto sordo-muti (1893)
External links
- Internet Archive Download of Révision du système des orthoptères et description des espèces rapportées