Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss

German entomologist

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1833

Place of Birth: Greiz, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1890

Profession: writer, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss (24 August 1833, in Greiz – 16 July 1890, in Dresden) was a self-taught German natural scientist.
He worked as a researcher mainly in zoology (entomology) and he discovered unknown insects mainly Coleoptera.
Ludwig Schaufuss mastered taxidermy under Oskar Klocke.
In 1857 he purchased the Klocke dealership and sold with his wife animal preparations and educational materials worldwide at first under the name E.
Klocke.
Schaufuss owned and edited the entomological magazine Nunquam Otiosus.
His son Camillo Festivus Christian Schaufuss, also an entomologist, took over the dealership in Dresden. In 1865 he was elected a Member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.