Samuel Peter Schilling

Samuel Peter Schilling ( born April 10, 1773 in Juliusburg, † December 15, 1852 in Breslau) was a German entomologist.

Life

After education at the Gymnasium in Hirschberg he studied theology in Halle until 1795, then philology. 1795 to 1797 he was a teacher at the pension institution to Boleslawiec. In 1798 he taught at the venerable Mary Magdalene Gymnasium in Breslau natural history. In 1843 he was retired.

During his time teacher, he published magazines and books that served the general education of children and young people. From 1801 to 1806, the early work Emil, or instructive conversations for the youth appeared, illustrated with engravings. The fabric came from geography, history, technology, natural history and travel narratives from. Scenes from Childhood, anecdotes, riddles and accounting tasks are intertwined in it. The war and a lack of market led to the discontinuation of Scripture. It was in 1810 replaced by the Silesian Children's friend who was also halted due to low demand. Further publications are The microscope for the dissemination of human knowledge (1803 ), Museum of Nature (1834 and 1835) and ground plan of the natural history for secondary schools (1838 ). Beginning in 1840 appeared in Heinrich Richter in Wroclaw " all months two numbers" a new font Schilling: " Silesian childhood friend " or entertaining teachings from the areas of the country and ethnology, natural history, physics, chemistry. the arts and commerce. " The books are illustrated with colored plates (lithographs ). Already after the second year 1842 also this font has been set.

In his free time, Samuel Schilling devoted to the study of the insect fauna of his homeland. He was a member of the Association of entomology in the Silesian Society for patriotic culture. Here he published a number of his scientific contributions.

Works (selection)

  • Schilling, PS, 1821: Detailed descriptions and depictions of supposedly fallen to Vienna and Wroclaw in the month of August 1821 from the air insects.
  • Schilling, PS, 1830: fancy trip to the County of Glatz.
  • Schilling, PS, 1836-1841: Detailed natural history of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdom in 5 vols.
  • P. S. Schilling In 1838. Remarks about the found in Silesia and Glatz species of ants. transl. Arb Schleswig. Total Vaterl. Cult. (1838 ): 51-56;
  • Schilling, PS 1843. Concerning the in Silesia and the county of Glatz previously discovered species of shield bugs. Over the piece measures Ver. Schleswig. Total Vaterl. Cult. 1842:159-160. [ Li, 1989 ]
  • Schilling, PS 1844. Concerning the in Silesia and the county of Glatz I collected species of the genus Pentatoma Latreille. Translator's Arb Ver. Schleswig. Total Vaterl. Cult. 1843:179-184. [ Li, 1989 ]
  • Schilling S. 1845. Systematic Review of the collected in Silesia and the county of Glatz weevil with broken sensors. Uebers. Arb Veränd.Schles. Total Vaterld. Cult. (1844 ): 73-75.
  • Samuel Shilling Small school natural history of the three kingdoms. - Wroclaw: Hirt, 1903-1906. Digitized edition of the University and State Library Dusseldorf, Volumes 1, 2 and 3
  • Entomologist
  • Publisher
  • German
  • Born in 1773
  • Died in 1852
  • Man
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