Alexander Strauch

Alexander Strauch.

Alexander Strauch (born 1 March 1832 in Saint Petersburg - died 14 August 1893 in Wiesbaden, Germany) was a Russian naturalist, most notably an herpetologist.

In 1861 he started work as a curator of the zoological museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. From 1879 to 1890 he was director of the museum. He is credited with establishing St. Petersburg as a major world center in regard to herpetology.[1]

Taxa

Taxa with the specific epithet of strauchi commemorate his name, two examples being:

His zoologist author abbreviation is Strauch.

Selected works

References

  1. "History". Department of Herpetology of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  2. The Reptile Database Ctenotus strauchii
  3. The Reptile Database Gloydius strauchi
  4. Biodiversity Heritage Library published works
  5. Hathitrust Revision der Salamandriden-Gattungen, etc.

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