Carl Heinrich Georg(es) von Heyden (20 January 1793

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– 7 July 1866) was a German

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and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. He collected insects in all

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but was especially interested in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

Microlepidoptera Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the "smaller moths" ( micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, so are harder to iden ...

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic. Females typi ...

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

and fossil insects. His collections are divided between the

German Entomological Institute The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (; SDEI or DEI) is a German entomology, entomological research institute devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinary insect collection and a world-class ento ...

and the Senckenberg Museum. He studied

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under

Johann Matthäus Bechstein Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and Herpetology, herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds (''Naturgeschichte der ...

at the Dreißigacker Forest Academy near

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 26,000 (2024).

, then continued his education at the

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. With his son, Lukas von Heyden, he conducted studies of fossil insects found in

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. In addition to his entomological research, he performed investigations of reptile specimens collected by

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.Heyden, Carl von
NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie In 1817, he was co-founder of the ''Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft''.

Selected works

* ''Fossile Insekten aus der Braunkohle von Sieblos'' ossil insects from lignite of Sieblos 1858. * ''Fossile Insekten aus der Rheinischen Braunkohle'' ossil insects from Rhineland lignite 1859. * ''Fossile Insekten aus der Braunkohle von Salzhausen'' ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen">Salzhausen.html" ;"title="ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen">ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen 1865.WorldCat Identities
(list of publications)

References

Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863: online database – version 1.0 – Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
German entomologists Hymenopterists Dipterists 1793 births 1866 deaths Burials at Frankfurt Main Cemetery {{entomologist-stub