Johan Christian Fabricius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Christian Fabricius

Danish zoologist (1745–1808)

Date of Birth: 07-Jan-1745

Place of Birth: Tønder, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1808

Profession: economist, zoologist, lepidopterist, university teacher, botanist, carcinologist, arachnologist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others.
He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification.