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Carl Gustav Jablonsky 
Summary
Carl Gustav Jablonsky (1756 – 25 May 1787) was a Berlin naturalist, entomologist and illustrator. He was also the private secretary to the Queen of Prussia, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern. He died at the age of 31. He willed his works to his colleague, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, who became a naturalist and entomologist.[1]
Carl Gustav Jablonsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1756 |
| Died | 1787 (aged 30–31) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Natural history, entomology |
Jablonsky's Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of the order Coleoptera.
Works
editWith Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten, als eine Fortzetsung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte. Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné bearbeitet: Käfer
References
edit- ^ "Carl Gustav Jablonsky". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
edit- Plates from Natursystem Insekten:Käfer at the University of Copenhagen library
- Zoologica Göttingen State and University Library Digitised Natursystem Insekten