Carl Heinrich Georg(es) von Heyden (20 January 1793

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

– 7 July 1866) was a German

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and

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

. He collected insects in all

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but was especially interested in

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

, Microlepidoptera,

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...

and fossil insects. His collections are divided between the

German Entomological Institute The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (german: Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, SDEI or DEI) is a German entomological research institute devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinar ...

and the Senckenberg Museum. He studied

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

under

Johann Matthäus Bechstein Johann Matthäus Bechstein (11 July 1757 – 23 February 1822) was a German naturalist, forester, ornithologist, entomologist, and herpetologist. In Great Britain, he was known for his treatise on singing birds (''Naturgeschichte der Stubenvög ...

at the Dreißigacker Forest Academy near

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

, then continued his education at the

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

. With his son, Lukas von Heyden, he conducted studies of fossil insects found in

lignite Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...

. In addition to his entomological research, he performed investigations of reptile specimens collected by

Eduard Rüppell Wilhelm Peter Eduard Simon Rüppell (20 November 1794 – 10 December 1884) was a German Natural history, naturalist and List of explorers, explorer. Rüppell is occasionally transliterated to "Rueppell" for the English alphabet, due to german ort ...

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.Heyden, Carl von
NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie In 1817, he was co-founder of the ''Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft''.

Selected works

* ''Fossile Insekten aus der Braunkohle von Sieblos'' ossil insects from lignite of Sieblos 1858. * ''Fossile Insekten aus der Rheinischen Braunkohle'' ossil insects from Rhineland lignite 1859. * ''Fossile Insekten aus der Braunkohle von Salzhausen'' ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen">Salzhausen.html" ;"title="ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen">ossil insects from lignite of Salzhausen 1865.WorldCat Identities
(list of publications)

References

Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863: online database – version 1.0 – Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
German entomologists Hymenopterists Dipterists 1793 births 1866 deaths Burials at Frankfurt Main Cemetery {{entomologist-stub