Georg Ludwig Scharfenberg ( 28 December 1746 ,

Hümpfershausen Hümpfershausen is a village and a former municipality in the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Wasungen Wasungen () is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringi ...

- 2 December 1810, Ritschenhausen ) was a German

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 ...

and a

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

pastor. He was the son of a teacher and was educated at the

University of Halle Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (german: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public, research-oriented university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg and the largest and oldest university i ...

. Scharfenberg published notes on insects in ''Journal für Liebhaber der Entomologie'' edited by

Ludwig Gottlieb Scriba Ludwig Gottlieb Scriba (3 June 1736 – 3 May 1804) was a German theologian 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 ...

. He described '' Paraswammerdamia albicapitella'', ''

Operophtera fagata ''Operophtera fagata'', the northern winter moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is widespread through much of Europe. Geographic distribution This species’ range extends through central and northern Europe to southeast Russia. It i ...

'' and ''

Bucculatrix bechsteinella ''Bucculatrix bechsteinella'' is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Johann Matthäus Bechstein and Georg Ludwig Scharfenberg in 1805. It is found in most of Europe, except Greece and Bulgaria. The wingspan is 7–9 mm ...

''(with Bechstein).

Works

*with

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 ...

''Vollständige Naturgeschichte der schädlichen Forstinsekten. Ein Handbuch für Forstmänner, Cameralisten und Oekonomen'', Leipzig 1804

References

* Ratzeburg, J. T. C. 1874: ''Forstwissenschaftliches Schriftsteller-Lexikon''. Berlin, Nicolai'sche Buchhandlung, X+1-516 S *Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: ''Index Novus Litteraturae Entomologicae'' : Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863
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