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Alojzy Rafał Estreicher
Alojzy Rafał Estreicher or Alois Raphael Estreicher (21 June 1786 – 1 August 1852) was a Polish physician and naturalist who contributed to botany and entomology. He served as a professor of natural history at the Jagiellonian University, University of Krakow. A species of beetle that he discovered was named after him as ''Carabus estreicheri''. Life and work Estreicher was born in Kraków, Krakow where his father Dominik Franciszek Paulo Oesterreicher (1750–1809) was an art professor and amateur entomologist. His mother was Rozalia née Prakesch (1761–1807). He Polonized the family name of Oesterreicher to Estreicher. He studied medicine at the University of Krakow from 1802 and received a surgery degree in 1805. He then taught veterinary medicine for a while. He studied museum practices at the University of Vienna. In 1807 he received a doctorate in medicine and a doctor of philosophy in 1811. From 1809 he was in charge of the botanical garden of Krakow where he reorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in continuous operation in the world. The university grounds contain the Kraków Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university has been viewed as a vanguard of Polish culture as well as a significant contributor to the intellectual heritage of Europe. The campus of the Jagiellonian University is centrally located within the Kraków, city of Kraków. The university consists of thirteen main faculties, in addition to three faculties composing the Jagiellonian University Medical College, Collegium Medicum. It employs roughly 4,000 academics and provides education to more than 35,000 students who study in 166 fields. The main language of instruction is Polish, although around 30 degrees are offer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabus Estreicheri
''Carabus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, over 900 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 16 Nearctic species are also known. ''Carabus'' species are long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars. Most ''Carabus'' species were thought to have inhabited the Eurasian forest, but their low dispersal abilities altered the distribution of lineages within the genus. Diet Adult ''Carabus'' feed on both small live and dead animals such as slugs, snails, earthworms, and insects in all stages, sometimes dead vertebrates. The ways of feeding on snails are different for their adaptations, as macrocephalic beetles feed snails by crushing shells, and stenocephalic beetles feed snails by inserting the head into the shell. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
