Heinrich Carl Küster (14 February 1807 – April 1876) was a German

malacologist Malacology, from Ancient Greek μαλακός (''malakós''), meaning "soft", and λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (molluscs or mollusks), the second-largest ...

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entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

. From 1836, he worked as an instructor at a trade school (''Gewerbschule'') in

Erlangen Erlangen (; , ) is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative district Erlangen), and with 119,810 inhabitants (as of 30 September 2024), it is the smalle ...

. He conducted scientific excursions in

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; ; ) is the Mediterranean islands#By area, second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, and one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. It is located west of the Italian Peninsula, north of Tunisia an ...

(1831) as well as in

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

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(1840–41).Archiv für pathologische anatomie und physiologie und klinische, Volume 69
biographical information He was the originator of "''Die Käfer Europas, nach der Natur beschrieben''" (

Beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s of Europe, described from nature), a multi-volume series (1844-1912) that was continued by

Ernst Gustav Kraatz Ernst Gustav Kraatz (13 March 1831 – 2 November 1909) was a German entomologist. He collected and described numerous beetles including Staphylinidae. Kraatz was a founding member of the Berlin Entomological Club (Berliner Entomologischer Verein) ...

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Friedrich Julius Schilsky Friedrich Julius Schilsky (1848–1912) was a German entomologist. He was secretary of the Entomological Society of Berlin. His principal work was a catalogue of German beetles ''Systematisches Verzeichnis der Käfer Deutschlands, mit besonderer ...

. Also, he provided drawings for

Carl Wilhelm Hahn Carl Wilhelm Hahn (Lat. ''Carolus Guilielmus Hahn'', 16 December 1786 – 7 November 1835) was a German zoologist and author of the first German monograph on spiders. C. W. Hahn was an all-round natural scientist – not at all unusual for his ...

ornithological Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...

work, "''Voegel, aus Asien, Africa, America, und Neuholland, in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen''".

Bibliography

* ''Die Ohrschnecken in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'', Nürnberg Bauer & Raspe 1844 –

Abalone Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen language, Rumsen ''aulón'') is a common name for any small to very large marine life, marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Haliotidae, which once contained six genera but now cont ...

s in illustrations from nature with descriptions. * ''Die Bulimiden und Achatinen in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'', Nürnberg Bauer & Raspe 1845 – Bulimidae and

Achatinidae Achatinidae (New Latin, from Greek "''agate''") is a family of medium to large sized tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks from Africa. Well known species include '' Achatina achatina'' the Giant African Snail, and '' L ...

in illustrations from nature with descriptions. * ''Die Gattungen Umbrella und Tylodina'', Nürnberg Bauer & Raspe 1862 – The genera ''

Umbrella An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs that is mounted on a wooden, metal, or plastic pole. It is usually designed to protect a person against rain. The term ''umbrella'' is traditionally used when protec ...

'' and ''

Tylodina ''Tylodina'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or false limpets in the family Tylodinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Tylodina'' include: * '' Tylodina americana'' * '' Tylodina corticalis'' * '' Tylodina fungina''- Observed soli ...

''. * Küster H. C. (1852). "Die Gattungen '' Paludina'', '' Hydrocaena'' und ''

Valvata ''Valvata'' is a genus of very small freshwater snails with an Operculum (gastropod), operculum, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Valvatidae, the valve snails.Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Valvata O. F. Müller, 1774. ...

''". ''Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz'': 1-56. Nurnberg, Bauer und Raspe
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References

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