Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein
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Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein (25 August 1753, Helmstedt
– 17 February 1816) was a German
zoologist. He was the father of Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein
.
Lichtenstein was a doctor of theology
and philosophy
, professor of oriental languages, and from 1782 onwards principal of the Johanneum in Hamburg
. He was a library assistant (1794–1796) and the director (1796–1798) of the public library of Hamburg. In 1798 he was appointed professor at the University of Helmstedt
.
He was the author of Catalogus Rerum Naturalium Rarissimarum (1793) and Catalogus Musei zoologici ditissimi Hamburgi (1796), and contributed to Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
's Natursystem der ungeflügelten Insekten (1797).
Helmstedt
Helmstedt is a city located at the eastern edge of the German state of Lower Saxony. It is the capital of the District of Helmstedt. Helmstedt has 26,000 inhabitants . In former times the city was also called Helmstädt....
– 17 February 1816) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
zoologist. He was the father of Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein
Martin Lichtenstein
Martin Hinrich Carl Lichtenstein was a German physician, explorer, zoologist, and herpetologist.-Biography:...
.
Lichtenstein was a doctor of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, professor of oriental languages, and from 1782 onwards principal of the Johanneum in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. He was a library assistant (1794–1796) and the director (1796–1798) of the public library of Hamburg. In 1798 he was appointed professor at the University of Helmstedt
University of Helmstedt
The University of Helmstedt, official Latin name: Academia Julia , was a university in Helmstedt in the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that existed from 1576 until 1810....
.
He was the author of Catalogus Rerum Naturalium Rarissimarum (1793) and Catalogus Musei zoologici ditissimi Hamburgi (1796), and contributed to Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst was a German naturalist and entomologist from Petershagen, Minden-Ravensberg....
's Natursystem der ungeflügelten Insekten (1797).
Further reading
- Rolf Volkmann: "Lichtenstein, Anton August Heinrich", in: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck, Günter Scheel (eds.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon: 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung, Hannover 1996, ISBN 3-7752-5838-8, p. 380