Franz Hermann Troschel (10 October 1810 – 6 November 1882) was a German
zoologist
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and ...
born in
Spandau
Spandau () is the westernmost of the 12 boroughs () of Berlin, situated at the confluence of the Havel and Spree rivers and extending along the western bank of the Havel. It is the smallest borough by population, but the fourth largest by la ...
.
He studied mathematics and
natural history at the
University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin (german: link=no, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.
The university was established by Frederick Will ...
, where he was awarded his doctorate in 1834.
[Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Troschel", p. 268).] From 1840 to 1849 he was an assistant to
Martin Lichtenstein
Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein (10 January 1780 – 2 September 1857) was a German physician, explorer, botanist and zoologist.
Biography
Born in Hamburg, Lichtenstein was the son of Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein. He studied medic ...
at the
Natural History Museum of Berlin.
[ In 1849 he became a professor of zoology and natural history at the ]University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...
. In 1851 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (german: link=no, Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale ...
.Franz Herrmann Troschel
''Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina''.
Troschel is remembered for the identification and classification of species in the fields of
malacology
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams ...
,
ichthyology
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish ( Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octob ...
and
herpetology
Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning " reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and r ...
. A few of the species that contain his name are Troschel's
sea star
Starfish or sea stars are star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea (). Common usage frequently finds these names being also applied to ophiuroids, which are correctly referred to as brittle stars or basket stars. Starfish ...
(''
Evasterias troschelii)'', Troschel's
parrotfish
Parrotfishes are a group of about 90 fish species regarded as a family (Scaridae), or a subfamily (Scarinae) of the wrasses. With about 95 species, this group's largest species richness is in the Indo-Pacific. They are found in coral reefs, ...
(''
Chlorurus troschelii)'', Troschel's
murex
''Murex'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Murex Linnaeus, 1 ...
(''
Murex troscheli
''Murex troscheli'', also known as Troschel's murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, ...
i)'', and a freshwater snail (''
Bithynia troschelii)''.
Bibliography
(incomplete)
* 1842 (With
Johannes Peter Müller
Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize knowledge. The paramesonephri ...
(1801–1858)).
* ''Über die Bedeutsamkeit des naturgeschichtlichen Unterrichts''. Berlin 1845.
* ''Horae ichthyologicae''. Berlin 1845–49, 3 volumes (With Johannes Peter Müller).
* ''Handbuch der Zoologie'', third to seventh edition, Berlin 1848/1853/1859/1864/1871, (original authors
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann (2 June 1802 – 15 January 1841) was a German zoologist and herpetologist born in Braunschweig.
He studied medicine and philology at the University of Leipzig, and afterwards was an assistant to Martin Lichtenstei ...
(1802–1841) and
Johann Friedrich Ruthe (1788–1859))
Digital 6th editionby the
University and State Library Düsseldorf
The University and State Library Düsseldorf (german: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf, abbreviated ULB Düsseldorf) is a central service institution of Heinrich Heine University. Along with Bonn and Münster, it is also one of t ...
* Troschel F. H. 1856–1879. ''Das Gebiß der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Klassifikation''. Berlin 1856–1879, two volumes
Volume 1and volume 2 were published in parts:
** 1856. Volume 1, part 1: 1–72, plates 1–4.
** (before 30 October) 1857. 1(2): 73–112, plates 5–8.
** 1858. 1(3): 113–152, plates 9–12.
** 1861. 1(4): 153–196, plates 13–16.
** 1863. 1(5): i–viii, 197–252, plates 17–20.
** (December) 1865. 2(1): 1–48, plates 1–4.
** (December) 1867. 2(2): 49–96, plates 5–8.
** 1869. 2(3): 97–132, plates 9–12.
** 1875. 2(4): 133–180, plates 13–16.
** (18 September) 1878. 2(5): 181–216, plates 17–20.
** (2 September) 1879. 2(6): 217–246, plates 21–24.
** Two last parts 2(7) and 2(8) were continued by
Johannes Thiele and published in 1891 and 1893.
* Troschel was the editor of ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte'' from volume 15 (1849) to 48 (1882), Berlin, Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung
Volume 35, part 2, online.
See also
*
:Taxa named by Franz Hermann Troschel
References
* ''This article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the
German Wikipedia
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''.
*H. von Dechen, 1883. ''Zur Erinnerung an Dr. Franz Hermann Troschel''; Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 40 (Correspondenzblatt 1): p. 35–54 (biography and bibliography).
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