Friedrich Weber (entomologist)
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Friedrich Weber was a German
entomologist. He was a pupil of Johan Christian Fabricius
(1745–1808), and wrote in 1795 at the age of 14 and in 1801. These two works contained the first descriptions of many new insect species
and also first descriptions of other invertebrate
s like the lobster
genus Homarus
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist. He was a pupil of Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others...
(1745–1808), and wrote in 1795 at the age of 14 and in 1801. These two works contained the first descriptions of many new insect species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
and also first descriptions of other invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
s like the lobster
Lobster
Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
genus Homarus
Homarus
Homarus is a genus of lobsters, which include the common and commercially significant species Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus . The Cape lobster, which was formerly in this genus as H...
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Partial list of works
- 1795 : Nomenclator entomologicus secundum entomologian systematicam ill. Fabricii, adjectis speciebus recens detectis et varietatibus. Chiloni et Hamburgi: C.E. Bohn viii 171 pp.
- 1801. Observationes entomologicae, continentes novorum quae condidit generum characteres, et nuper detectarum specierum descriptiones. Impensis Bibliopolii Academici Novi, Kiliae, 12 + 116 pp. [xerox: 112-116]
- with M. H. Mohr 1804. Naturhistorische Reise durch einen Theil Schwedens. Göttingen.