Johann Christian Gerning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Christian Gerning

German entomologist

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1745

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1802

Profession: banker, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johann Christian Gerning (1745–1802) was a German banker, art collector, and entomologist. Gerning lived in Frankfurt.
His insect collection was given to Museum Wiesbaden in 1829 by his son Johann Isaak von Gerning.
It is beautifully conserved and contains insects given to the Gerning family by Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717).
Many entomologists worked on the collection and it contains the specimens they based species descriptions on (holotypes).He was a correspondent of the philosopher Johann Georg Hamann.