Otto Nüsslin (26 October 1850,

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

– 2 January 1915),

Baden-Baden Baden-Baden () is a spa town in the states of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos (river), Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the ...

) was a German

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...

and

forester A forester is a person who practises forestry, the science, art, and profession of managing forests. Foresters engage in a broad range of activities including ecological restoration and management of protected areas. Foresters manage forests to ...

. After completing his studies, he joined the staff of Bernard Altum (1824-1900) and

Robert Hartig Robert Hartig (born: Heinrich Julius Adolph Robert Hartig, 30 May 1839, in Braunschweig – died 9 October 1901, in Munich) was a German forestry scientist and mycologist. Biography He was educated at the Collegium Carolinum of Braunschweig, ...

(1839-1901) at the Forestry Academy in

Eberswalde Eberswalde () is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German State ( Bundesland / ''federated state'') of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42,144 (census in June 2005), geographic ...

. In 1880 Nüsslin founded the ''Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Forstzoologie'' (Department of Zoology and Forest Zoology) at the

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; german: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie) is a public research university in Karlsruhe, Germany. The institute is a national research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 w ...

, where he served as a professor until 1914. He is known for his research of zoological species that have a negative impact on forests, such as the

bark beetle A bark beetle is the common name for the subfamily of beetles Scolytinae. Previously, this was considered a distinct family (Scolytidae), but is now understood to be a specialized clade of the "true weevil" family (Curculionidae). Although the ...

. In the field of

ichthyology Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish ( Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of Octob ...

, he is credited with providing scientific descriptions of three coregonid species found in Swiss lakes. Several species bear his name, such as: ''Henneguya nuesslini'', ''Adelges nuesslini'', ''Bursaphelenchus nuesslini'' and ''Kissophagus nuesslini''.

Publications

* ''Zur Kritik des Amphioxauges''. Inaugural dissertation, 1877 - Critique on

amphioxus The lancelets ( or ), also known as amphioxi (singular: amphioxus ), consist of some 30 to 35 species of "fish-like" benthic filter feeding chordates in the order Amphioxiformes. They are the modern representatives of the subphylum Cephalochorda ...

. * ''Beiträge zur Anatomie und Physiologie der Pulmonaten'', 1879 - Contributions to the

anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its ...

and

physiology Physiology (; ) is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system. As a sub-discipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ systems, individual organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical ...

Pulmonata Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...

. * ''Über normale Schwärmzeiten und über Generationsdauer der Borkenkäfer'', 1882 - On normal "swarm times" and "generation times" of the bark beetle. * ''Über einige neue Urthiere aus dem Herrenwieser See im badischen Schwarzwalde'', (1884). * ''Die Schweizer Coregonenspecies: Erurderung auf eine Dr. V. Fatios "Deux mots à propos Coregonus macrophthalmus de Nüsslin"'', 1903 - Swiss ''

Coregonus ''Coregonus'' is a diverse genus of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae). The ''Coregonus'' species are known as whitefishes. The genus contains at least 68 described extant taxa, but the true number of species is a matter of debate. The type ...

'' species, A reply to Dr.

Victor Fatio Victor Fatio (28 November 1838 – 19 March 1906), was a Swiss zoologist. He was a bird conservationist, noting the value of birds in pest control in agriculture. He was involved in organizing the first anti-phylloxera congress in Lauxanne in 18 ...

. * ''Leitfaden der Forstinsektenkunde'', 1905 - Guide to forest

entomology Entomology () is the science, 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 ...

. * ''Neuere ergebnisse der chermes-forschung'', (1910). * ''Die Larven der Gattung Coregonus, ihre Beziehungen zur Biologie, und ihre systematische Bedeutung'', 1908 - The larvae of the genus ''Coregonus'', their relationship to biology, and their systematic significance.Google Books
(publications)

References

* Biography based on a translation of an equivalent article at the

German Wikipedia The German Wikipedia (german: Deutschsprachige Wikipedia) is the German-language edition of Wikipedia, a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia. Founded on March 16, 2001, it is the second-oldest Wikipedia (after the English Wikipedia), ...

, namely: ** U. Sperlich: Otto Nüßlin. In Peter Weidenbach (editor): Biographie bedeutender Forstleute aus Baden-Württemberg. ** Obituary. In: Zeitschrift für angewandte Entomologie. Deutsche Gesellschaft für angewandte Entomologie. Paul Parey Verlag, 1915.

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* 1850 births 1915 deaths Scientists from Karlsruhe German entomologists German ichthyologists German foresters Academic staff of the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development Forestry academics {{Germany-zoologist-stub