Johan Christian Fabricius | |
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| Born | 7 January 1745 |
| Died | 3 March 1808 (aged 63) |
| Citizenship | Danish |
| Education | University of Copenhagen, University of Uppsala |
| Known for | Classification 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.
- ^ Bengt-Olaf Landin 1971 Dictionary of Scientific Biography Vol 4, pp. 512-513. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.