Friedrich Christian Meuschen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Christian Meuschen

German zoologist

Date of Birth: 15-Sep-1719

Place of Birth: Hanau, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1811

Profession: naturalist, diplomat, zoologist, ornithologist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Friedrich Christian Meuschen (September 15, 1719 – February 20, 1811) was a German diplomat and conchologist born in Hanau.
He was the son of theologian Johann Gerhard Meuschen (1680–1743). Meuschen was a diplomatic representative in The Hague, where he served as a liaison secretary.
He was also a merchant of shells and other objects of natural history.
From 1766 to 1778 he catalogued numerous natural history collections, and published his findings in an 8-volume work titled Miscellanea Conchyliologica.
He died in Berlin. The fish genus Meuschenia is named in his honor by Australian ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley (1903–1975).