Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker

German entomologist

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1828

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1895

Profession: zoologist, university teacher, entomologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker (30 August 1828 – 20 June 1895) was a German zoologist and entomologist.
He was born in Berlin, where he studied medicine and natural sciences, receiving his PhD in 1855 as a student of Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug.
In 1856 he obtained his habilitation for zoology, and soon afterwards, became a curator at the Zoological Museum of Humboldt University.
In 1864 he began work as a lecturer at the Landwirtschaftlichen Lehranstalt (Agricultural Educational Facility) in Berlin.
In 1874 he became an associate professor for zoology at the University of Berlin, and in 1876, a professor of zoology at the University of Greifswald.
He died in Greifswald.