Heinrich Carl Küster, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Heinrich Carl Küster

malacologist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1807

Place of Birth: Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1876

Profession: ornithologist, entomologist, malacologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Heinrich Carl Küster

  • Heinrich Carl Küster (14 February 1807 – April 1876) was a German malacologist.
  • and entomologist. From 1836, he worked as an instructor at a trade school (Gewerbschule) in Erlangen.
  • He conducted scientific excursions in Sardinia (1831) as well as in Dalmatia and Montenegro (1840–41).He was the originator of "Die Käfer Europas, nach der Natur beschrieben" (Beetles of Europe, described from nature), a multi-volume series (1844-1912) that was continued by Ernst Gustav Kraatz and Friedrich Julius Schilsky.
  • Also, he provided drawings for Carl Wilhelm Hahn's ornithological work, "Voegel, aus Asien, Africa, America, und Neuholland, in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen".

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