Johan Christian Fabricius Scientist

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 one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animal, and established the basis for modern insect classification.

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Johan Christian Fabricius
Birth dateJanuary 07, 1745
Birth place
Duchy of Schleswig , Tønder
Nationality
Denmark
Date of deathMarch 03, 1808
Place of death
Duchy of Schleswig , Kiel

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