Johann Ludwig Christ (18 October 1739, in Öhringen – 19 November 1813, in Kronberg im Taunus)[1] was a German naturalist, gardener, and pastor.
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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).
See also
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edit- Helmut Bode: Johann Ludwig Christ. Pfarrer, Naturforscher, Ökonom, Bienenzüchter und Pomologe 1739–1813. Frankfurt am Main 1984, ISBN 3-7829-0291-2
External links
edit- Media related to Johann Ludwig Christ at Wikimedia Commons
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