Coenraad Jacob Temminck

Coenraad Jacob Temminck ( born March 31, 1778 in Amsterdam, † January 30, 1858 in Lisse ) was a Dutch zoologist with a focus on ornithology.

Life and work

Temminck was from 1820 until his death, the first director of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke History ( National Museum of Natural History, now Naturalis ) in Leiden. His work Manuel d' ornithology ou Tableau systematique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe ( 1815-40 ) was the standard work on European birds for decades. In particular, he studied the pigeons. He had a large collection of bird specimens of his father Jacob Temminck, who was treasurer of the Dutch East India Company inherited. On 22 December 1837 he was Foreign Member of the Science Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Besides birds, he was also involved in mammals and is regarded as the first to describe many species, including the Asiatic golden cat.

Selection named after Temminck species

  • Temminck's Sunbird ( Aethopyga temminckii )
  • Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii )
  • Temminck's Wrasse ( Cirrhilabrus temminckii )
  • Temminckrennvogel ( Cursorius temminckii )
  • Kissing Gourami ( Helostoma temminkii )
  • Steppe pangolin ( Manis temminckii )
  • Temmincktragopan ( Tragopan temminckii )
  • Alligator Snapping Turtle ( Macrochelys temminckii )

Works

  • Las Posesiones Holandesas en el Archipelago de la India. Manila in 1855.
  • Esquisses zoologiques sur la côte de partie Guiné ... le, les mammifères. Brill, Leiden 1853.
  • Coup - général sur les d'oeil possesions néerlandaises dans l' Inde archipélagique. Arnz, Leiden 1846-49.
  • Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d' oiseaux. Levrault, Paris 1838.
  • Monographies de mom ogy. Dufour & d' Ocagne, Paris, Leiden 1827-41.
  • Atlas des oiseaux d'Europe pour servir de complément au Manuel d' ornithology de M. Temminck. Belin, Paris 1826-42.
  • Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d' oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon. Dufour & d' Ocagne, Paris 1821.
  • Observations sur la classification des oiseaux et méthodique remarques sur l' analyze d'une nouvelle ornithology élémentaire. Dufour, Amsterdam, Paris 1817.
  • Manuel d' ornithology ou Tableau systématique des oiseaux qui se trouvent en Europe. Sepp & Dufour, Amsterdam, Paris 1815-40.
  • Histoire naturelle générale des Pigeons et des gallinacés. Sepp, Amsterdam 1808-15.
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