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Ferdinand Rudow
Ferdinand Rudow (April 2, 1840 – September 3, 1920) was a German Entomology, entomologist best known for the poor quality of his taxonomic work. He described over 200 species of wasps during his lifetime, almost all of which have been revised as Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms of other species. Biography Rudow was born in the town of Eckartsberga, in what is now Germany. His father was a merchant. Rudow began working as a teacher in 1865. He was granted his doctorate in 1869 by Leipzig University with a thesis on mallophaga, or chewing lice. By 1876 he was a senior teacher, later a professor, at a ''Gymnasium (Germany), Gymnasium'' (a type of secondary school) in the German city of Perleberg. He retired from teaching in 1906, although he continued to publish. He died in Naumburg in 1920. Taxonomic work Initially interested in studying lice and mites, Rudow began to focus on wasps in 1871. Over the course of his research, he described 234 species and varieties within the Ichneum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Rudow
Ferdinand Rudow (April 2, 1840 – September 3, 1920) was a German Entomology, entomologist best known for the poor quality of his taxonomic work. He described over 200 species of wasps during his lifetime, almost all of which have been revised as Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms of other species. Biography Rudow was born in the town of Eckartsberga, in what is now Germany. His father was a merchant. Rudow began working as a teacher in 1865. He was granted his doctorate in 1869 by Leipzig University with a thesis on mallophaga, or chewing lice. By 1876 he was a senior teacher, later a professor, at a ''Gymnasium (Germany), Gymnasium'' (a type of secondary school) in the German city of Perleberg. He retired from teaching in 1906, although he continued to publish. He died in Naumburg in 1920. Taxonomic work Initially interested in studying lice and mites, Rudow began to focus on wasps in 1871. Over the course of his research, he described 234 species and varieties within the Ichneum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
