Carl Gustav Jablonsky (1756 – 25 May 1787) was a Berlin naturalist, entomologist and illustrator. He was also the private secretary to the Queen of Prussia, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern. He died at the age of 31. He willed his works to his colleague, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst , who became a naturalist and entomologist.[1]
Plate from Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten
Plate from Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten
Jablonsky's Natursystem is one of the first attempts at a complete survey of the order Coleoptera.
Works
With Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, Natursystem aller bekannten in- und ausländischen Insecten, als eine Fortzetsung der von Büffonschen Naturgeschichte. Nach dem System des Ritters Carl von Linné bearbeitet: Käfer
References
- ↑ "Carl Gustav Jablonsky". Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
- Plates from Natursystem Insekten:Käfer at the University of Copenhagen library
- Zoologica Göttingen State and University Library Digitised Natursystem Insekten
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