Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg

Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg ( born February 16, 1801 in Berlin, † October 24, 1871 ) was a German zoologist, entomologist and forest scientists. He is the founder of Entomology. In addition to scientific names of insects described by him with his name can Ratz. be reproduced abbreviated.

Life

Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg was born the son of a professor of the former Berlin Royal Veterinary School. He studied in Berlin from 1821 medicine and science with a focus on botany, and his habilitation in 1828 as a lecturer at the university. He was in contact with Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt, and 1831 brought him Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Pfeil as a professor of natural sciences at the previously founded in Higher forest institute Eberswalde.

There Ratzeburg made ​​very deserves at installation of the Forest Botanic Garden. In 1869 he retired to Berlin, where he died on October 24, 1871. When his successor Bernard Altum came to the Academy.

Of significance of Ratzeburg entomological writings, with whom he became the founder of Entomology. In his studies he already proved a special look for the parasites forest insect pests. He was also a pioneer of applied entomology. In addition, published the versatile nature scientists are still other works, especially, along with Brandt, Medical Zoology (1827-1834), was long the only standard work on this subject in German-speaking countries.

A Ratzeburg monument is to be found in the herb garden of the Forest Botanic Garden in Eberswalde.

Writings (selection )

Entomological writings

  • The forest insects, Berlin 1837-1844, 3 ​​Parts and Supplement; 2nd Edition, Vienna 1885
  • The Wald spoiler and their enemies, Berlin 1841, 8th edition of Judeich and Nitsche as a textbook of Central European Entomology, Vienna 1885 et seq, with biography
  • The ichneumons of forest insects, Berlin 1844-52, 3 volumes
  • The sequelae and the reproduction of the jaw after feeding the Forleule, Berlin 1862
  • The Waldverderbniss or permanent damage, which is caused by insect damage, peeling, pounding and bite on living forest trees, Berlin, 1866-1868, 2 volumes

More Releases

  • Medical Zoology, with Brandt, Berlin 1827-1834, two volumes
  • Picture and description of Germany's wild and persevering in outdoor gardens poison plants for natural families explained, Volume 1, with Brandt and Phoebus, Berlin 1834; 2nd edition 1838 Digitized edition of the University and State Library Dusseldorf
  • Picture and description of wild growing plants in Germany poison, with Brandt and Phoebus, Berlin 1834; 2nd edition 1838
  • Forestry Science Travel, Berlin 1842
  • The location of plants and weeds Germany, Berlin, 1859
  • Forestry Science Dictionary of Authors, Berlin 1872-73

In addition, Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg anxious to continue the work of faithful representation and description of common plants in the Arzneykunde by Friedrich Gottlob Hayne.

  • Accurate representation and description of the usual in the Arzneykunde plants as well as those which may be confused with them. 12 volumes, 1805-1856 ( continued by Johann Friedrich Brandt, Julius Theodor Christian Ratzeburg and Johann Friedrich Klotzsch ). Digitized edition of the University and State Library Dusseldorf
Alexander von Humboldt Bernhard Danckelmann Forstbotanischer Garten Eberswalde Johann Friedrich von Brandt Philipp Phoebus Albrecht Milnik Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Neue Deutsche Biographie International Plant Names Index Integrated Authority File
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