Carl Ludwig Doleschall

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Carl Ludwig Doleschall (July 15, 1827- February 26, 1859) was born in Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia (then Austria), as the son of the theologian Michael Doleschall, and died in Ambon Island, Moluccas, only 31 years old. His name is sometimes also written as "Doleschal".

He studied medicine at the University of Vienna and became a military surgeon for the Dutch army, stationed in Java in 1853. He studied invertebrates and plants extensively, and described many arachnids and insects, notably dipteres. In 1852, he published the work Systematisches Verzeichniß der im Kaiserthum Österreich vorkommenden Spinnen. After his death his large collection of beetles went to the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest.

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• Nationaal Herbarium Nederland