Adolph Reuss

Adolph Reuss (November 28, 1804 in Frankfurt am Main May 7, 1878) was a German-American physician and zoologist, known for his work in the fields of herpetology and arachnology.

Adolph Reuss
BornNovember 28, 1804
DiedMay 7, 1878(1878-05-07) (aged 73)
NationalityGerman-American
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Occupation(s)physician
zoologist
OrganizationSenckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft

He studied at the University of Göttingen, earning his medical doctorate in 1825. Following graduation, he served as a doctor in Frankfurt, also becoming involved with zoological research at the Senckenberg Museum. He later emigrated to the United States, where in 1834, he purchased a 200 acre farm near Shiloh, Illinois. In rural Illinois, he worked as a farmer, and in meantime, maintained a successful medical practice. At the time of his death, his estate had grown in size to 450 acres of land.[1]

Since 1829, he was a member of the Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft, and in September 1856, he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of St. Louis. While serving at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, he edited a collection of manuscripts in the field of arachnology that was a catalyst towards the first Senckenberg publication (Museum Senckenbergianum).[2]

He described a number of herpetological species, such as Enhydris alternans, sometimes referred to as "Reuss' water snake".[3]

Publications

  • "Dissertatio inauguralis anatomico-physiologica de systemate lentis crysallinae [sic] humanae", 1825 (dissertation).
  • Zoologische Miscellen. Reptilien. Ophidier, 1833 - Zoological miscellany; Reptiles, snakes.
  • Zoologische Miscellen : Arachniden, 1834 - Zoological miscellany; Arachnids.
  • Zoologische Miscellen / Saurier, Batrachier Museum senckenbergianum, 1834 - Zoological miscellany; Lizards, amphibians.[4]

References

  1. WorldCat.org Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Adolph Reuss ledger and misc. items, 1849-1876
  2. Senckenberg.de Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Arachnology - Senckenberg Museum
  3. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
  4. WorldCat Identities (published works)
  • This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the Spanish Wikipedia.


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