Martin Jacoby (12 April 1842, Altona – 24 December 1907,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

) 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 ...

who specialised 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 ...

, especially

Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

(formerly known as Phytophaga). He was also a

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who wri ...

who played in the orchestra of the

Royal Italian Opera The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal O ...

in London, and later became a

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

tutor.

Selected works

*1880–1892. Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 1 (Supp.) of ''

Biologia Centrali-Americana The ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' is an encyclopedia of the natural history of Mexico and Central America, privately issued in 215 parts from 1879 to 1915 by the editors Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin, of the British Museum (Natural ...

'' *1885–1894 Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 2 of ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' *1899. Descriptions of the new species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Dr. Dohrn in Sumatra.''Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung'' 60: 259–313, 1 pl. *1903. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae.in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14A. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 1–11 1 pl. *1904. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14B. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 13–14. *1904. with H. Clavareau Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Donacidae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum.'' Fascicule 21. P. Wytsman, Brussels, 15 pp., 1 pl. *1904. with H. Clavareau Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Crioceridae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 23. P. Wytsman, Brussels, 40 pp., 1 pl. *1905. with H. Clavareau . Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Megascelidae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 32. P. Wytsman, Brussels, 6 pp., 1 pl. *1905. with H. Clavareau. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Megalopidae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 33. P. Wytsman, Brussels, 20 pp., 2 pls. *1906. with H. Clavareau. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Chrysomelidae Subfam. Clytrinae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 49. P. Wytsman, Brussels, 87 pp., 5 pls. *1908. (posthumous) Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Volume 1. ''

The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma ''The Fauna of British India'' (short title) with long titles including ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma'', and ''The Fauna of British India Including the Remainder of the Oriental Region'' is a series of scientific books th ...

''.

Collection

Jacoby's collection is divided between the

Museum of Comparative Zoology A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...

, Harvard University and the

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

, London.

References

* hoto of Martin Jacoby also visible on previous page*Horn, Walther (H. R.) 1908: ''Dt. ent. Z.'' 1908 427–428 *Jacobson, G. 1909: acoby, M.List of papers of the late Martin Jacoby. ''Entomologist'' 42 10–16, 32–35 *Musgrave, A. 1932: ''Bibliography of Australian Entomology'' 1775–1930.Sydney

External links

Scans of works on Chrysomelidae by Jacoby (Fauna British India) Internet Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacoby, Martin German entomologists Coleopterists 1842 births 1907 deaths 19th-century German male musicians