About Johann Ludwig Christ
Lived 1739 – 1813 (aged 74). Johann Ludwig Christ was a German entomologist, beekeeper, botanist, christian minister, naturalist and farmer.
Johann Ludwig Christ (18 October 1739, in Öhringen – 19 November 1813, in Kronberg im Taunus) was a German naturalist, gardener, and pastor.
He was a specialist in the Hymenoptera. In 1791 he published Naturgeschichte, Klassifikation und Nomenklatur der Insekten vom Bienen, Wespen und Ameisengeschlecht. In 1791, he described Polistes dominula. He also studied fruit trees and wrote Vollständige Pomologie (2 volumes, 1809–1822).
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German entomologist (1739–1813)
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Johann Ludwig Christ was born on 18 October 1739 in Öhringen.
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Johann Ludwig Christ died on 18 November 1813 in Kronberg im Taunus.
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Johann Ludwig Christ was an entomologist, beekeeper, botanist, christian minister, naturalist and farmer.
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Johann Ludwig Christ was German.
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