Johann Ludwig Christ

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Johann Ludwig Christ (1739-18 November 1813) was a German naturalist, gardener and pastor.

He was a specialist in Hymenoptera who published in 1791 Naturgeschichte, Klassifikation und Nomenklatur der Insekten vom Bienen, Wespen und Ameisengeschlecht. He also studied fruit trees and wrote Vollständige Pomologie (2 volumes, 1809-1822).

Plate from Naturgeschichte, Klassifikation und Nomenklatur der Insekten vom Bienen

Plate from Naturgeschichte, Klassifikation und Nomenklatur der Insekten vom Bienen

[edit] Literature

• Helmut Bode: Johann Ludwig Christ. Pfarrer, Naturforscher, Ökonom, Bienenzüchter und Pomologe 1739-1813. Frankfurt am Main 1984, ISBN 3782902912