Franz Hermann Troschel

Franz Hermann Troschel (October 10, 1810 - November 6, 1882) was a German zoologist who was born in Spandau. He studied mathematics and natural history at the University of Berlin, and beginning in 1840 was an assistant to Martin Lichtenstein (1780-1857) at the Humboldt Museum of Natural History in Berlin. In 1849 he became a professor of zoology and natural history at the University of Bonn.

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

Don't let static charges disrupt your weighing accuracy

Weighing the right way

Troschel is remembered for the identification and classification of species in the fields of malacology, ichthyology and herpetology. A few of the species that contain his name are Troschel's sea star (Evasterias troschelii), Troschel's parrotfish (Chlorurus troschelii) and Troschel's murex (Murex troschelii).

Selected writings

• System der Asteriden. Braunschweig 1842 (With Johannes Peter Müller (1801-1858).
• Über die Bedeutsamkeit of the naturgeschichtlichen Unterrichts. Berlin 1845.
• Horae ichthyologicae. Berlin 1845-49, 3 volumes (With Johannes Peter Müller).
• Handbuch Der Zoology. Berlin 1848/1853/1859/1864/1871, (original authors- Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann (1802-1841) and Johann Friedrich Ruthe (1788-1859).
• Das Gebiß der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Klassifikation. Berlin 1856-1879, two volumes. (work continued by Johannes Thiele (1860-1935).

References

• This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.