Johan Christian Fabricius

Johan Christian Fabricius
Born(1745-01-07)7 January 1745
Tønder, Schleswig (now Denmark)
Died3 March 1808(1808-03-03) (aged 63)
Kiel, Holstein (now Germany)
CitizenshipDanish
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen, University of Uppsala
Known forClassification of the insects
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Author abbrev. (botany)J.Fabr.
Author abbrev. (zoology)Fabricius

Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered[1] one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification.

  1. ^ Bengt-Olaf Landin 1971 Dictionary of Scientific Biography Vol 4, pp. 512-513. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.