Julius Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken or ZinkenDr. Jul. Leop Theod. Friedr. Zinken genannt Sommer (1757
D. A. M. Beitrag zur Insecten-fauna von Java
''Nova Acta Physico-Medica'' also Sommer (15 April 1770 in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

– 8 February 1856 in Braunschweig) was a German

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 also appears in literature cited as Zinken-Sommers and Zinken gennant Sommers. He was co-editor, with

Ernst Friedrich Germar Ernst Friedrich Germar (3 November 1786 – 8 July 1853) was a German professor and director of the Mineralogy, Mineralogical Museum at Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle. As well as being a mineralogist he was interested in entomology and particularly ...

of ''Magazin der Entomologie'' Hendel & Son. Halle. also known as ''Germar's Magazine'' in which he wrote many articles and described new

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

and

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

especially in the

Tineidae Tineidae is a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera described by Pierre André Latreille in 1810. Collectively, they are known as fungus moths or tineid moths. The family contains considerably more than 3,000 species in more than 300 genera. ...

. Zincken's collection was sold on his death. Its subsequent history is unknown.

Works

Partial list *Zincken, J. L. T. F. 1817. Die Linneischen Tineen, in ihre natürlichen Gattungen aufgelöst und beschrieben. ''Magazin der Entomologie'', Halle 2: 24–113. *Zincken, J. L. T. F. 1818. Die Lineeischen Tineen, in ihre natürlichen Gattungen aufgelöst und beschrieben. ''Magazin der Entomologie'', Halle 3: 114–116. *Zincken, J. L. T. F. 1821. Die Linnéeischen Tineen, in ihre natürlichen Gattungen aufgelöst und beschrieben. ''Magazin der Entomologie'', Halle 4: 231–245. *Zincken, J. L. T. F. 1821. Nachtrag zur Monographie der Gattung ''Chilo''. ''Magazin der Entomologie'', Halle 4: 246–258. *Zincken genannt Sommer, J. L. T. F. 1829. ''Anweisung zum Seidenbau überhaupt und insbesondere in Bezuge auf das nördliche Deutschland, nach den neuesten Verbesserungen desselben und nach eigenen Erfahrungen und über die Naturgeschichte des Seidenspinners selbst angestellten Versuchen abgefasst'', Braunschweig, Meyer *Zincken genannt Sommer, J. L. T. F. 1831. Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Java. Erste Abtheilung. ''Nova Acta Leopoldina'' 15: 1. *Zincken genannt Sommer, J. L. T. F. 1832. ''Anweisung für Gartenbesitzer und Landleute, wie dieselben in jedem Monate des Jahres zu verfahren haben, um in ihren Gärten Obst und Gartenfrüchte vor den Zerstörungen durch schädliche Insekten an leichtesten zu schützen'', Braunschweig, Meyer

References

*Nonveiller, G. 1999: ''The Pioneers of the research on the Insects of Dalmatia''. Zagreb, Hrvatski Pridodoslovni Muzej : 1-390 1770 births 1856 deaths German lepidopterists Scientists from Braunschweig Scientists from the Duchy of Brunswick University of Göttingen alumni {{entomologist-stub