Christian Ludwig Landbeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Christian Ludwig Landbeck

German ornithologist

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1807

Place of Birth: Ostheim, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1890

Profession: ornithologist

Nationality: Germany, Chile

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Christian Ludwig Landbeck

  • Christian Ludwig (Luis) Landbeck (11 December 1807 – 3 September 1890) was a prominent German ornithologist. He took part in an expedition to Chile and described many species of birds in collaboration with Rodolfo Amando Philippi.
  • He directed the publication of the Naturgeschichte aller Vögel Europas ("Natural history of all European birds"). Although the two scientists jointly described many species, the cactus Cereus coerulescens var.
  • landbeckii was named by Philippi in honour of his colleague.
  • Philippi also named the following (non-avian) species after Landbeck: Calceolaria landbeckii: (1860), botanical species in the family Calceolariaceae. Gnaphalium landbeckii: (1864), botanical species in the tribe Gnaphalieae. Bombylius landbecki: (1865), insect from the family Bombyliidae. Allidiostoma landbecki: (1873), insect from the subfamily Allidiostomatinae.

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