Friedrich Christian Meuschen (15 September 1719 – 20 February 1811) was a German diplomat and
conchologist born in
Hanau. He was the son of
theologian
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Johann Gerhard Meuschen (1680–1743).
Meuschen was a diplomatic representative in
The Hague
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, where he served as a liaison secretary. He was also a merchant of
shells and other objects of
natural history. From 1766 to 1778 he catalogued numerous natural history collections, and published his findings in an 8-volume work titled ''Miscellanea Conchyliologica''. He died in
Berlin
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.
The fish genus ''
Meuschenia'' is named in his honor by Australian
ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley
Gilbert Percy Whitley (9 June 1903 – 18 July 1975) was a British-born Australian ichthyologist and malacologist who was Curator of Fishes at the Australian Museum in Sydney for about 40 years. He was born at Swaythling, Southampton, England ...
(1903–1975).
References
The Mineralogical Record - LibraryEssay on "Miscellanea Conchyliologica"
40th California International Antiquarian Book Fair(book selections)
* Holthuis (1998) Archives of Natural History. Volume 25, Page 75-85 DOI 10.3366/anh.1998.25.1.75, ISSN 0260-9541, Available Online February 1998.
1719 births
1811 deaths
Conchologists
People from Hanau
Fellows of the Royal Society
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