Ferdinand Deppe (1794–1861) was a German naturalist, explorer and painter. He was born and died in Berlin. Deppe travelled to Mexico in 1824. He collected natural history specimens for the Berlin Museum with Count von Sack and William Bullock. He also collected in California and Hawaii on his way home in 1830. Some of his American flies were described by Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann in ''Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten'' published in

Hamm Hamm (, Latin: ''Hammona'') is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northeastern part of the Ruhr area. As of 2016 its population was 179,397. The city is situated between the A1 motorway and A2 motorway. Hamm railwa ...

(1828–1830). In the field of

herpetology Herpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν ''herpetón'', meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and rept ...

, he is commemorated in the specific epithets of ''

Abronia deppii ''Abronia deppii'', Deppe's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species was described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann, and it is endemic to Mexico. Etymology ...

'' (Deppe's arboreal alligator lizard), ''

Aspidoscelis deppii ''Aspidoscelis deppii'', known commonly as the blackbelly racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to Central America and southern Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific nam ...

'' (blackbelly racerunner), '' Pituophis deppei'' (Mexican pine snake), and '' Tantilla deppei'' (Deppe's centipede snake). His name is also associated with '' Herichthys deppii'' (Nautla cichlid), Deppe's squirrel (''Sciurus deppei'' ) and ''

Oxalis deppei ''Oxalis tetraphylla'' (often traded under its synonym ''O. deppei'') is a bulbous herbaceous perennial plant from Mexico. It is sometimes sold as lucky clover or shamrock (even if it isn't a clover). In the wild or feral state it is often calle ...

'', the so-called "lucky four-leaf clover". He was the younger brother of Wilhelm Deppe, an accountant with the zoological museum of Berlin.

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* "Travels in California in 1837"; (1953) Part of the series: Early California travels series, 15. Translated from a publication of 1847, ''Zeitschrift für Erdkunde'', vol. 7, p. 383-90.OCLC WorldCat
Travels in California in 1837

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