Christian Ludwig Nitzsch Explained

Christian Ludwig Nitzsch (3 September 1782 – 16 August 1837) was a German zoologist. He is best remembered for his approach to classifying birds on the basis of their feather tract distributions or pterylosis of their young.[1] [2]

Career

He was professor of zoology at the University of Halle. While his primary interest lay in ornithology, Nitzsch published studies on other topics, including diatoms (the diatom genus Nitzschia is named after him). He is also widely credited with producing the first systematic zoological studies of lice, Nitzsch Ch. L., Darstellung der Familien und Gattungen der Thierinsecten (Latin: insecta epizoica). Magazin fur die Entomologie, Germar, Zincken, Bd.3 (1818). Zoology owes important insights to his works "Über die Formenkenntnis, Anatomie und Entwicklungsgeschichte der Parasiten", "Über die Anatomie der Vögel" and "Der Bau der Infusorien". Nitzsch, who as an excellent zoologist also dealt with the anatomy of birds, developed dissection techniques and also knew how to inspire in his lectures. He died in 1837 as a result of a stroke. In 1832, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nitzsch, CL. Pterylography (translated from German by PL Sclater). Ray Society, London. 1867.
  2. A Neglected Branch of Ornithology. Clark HL & JA Allen. Auk. 10. 1. 1893. 93–95. 10.2307/4067928. 4067928.