Karl Theodor Menke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Theodor Menke

German zoologist

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1791

Place of Birth: Bremen, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1861

Profession: physician, botanist, malacologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Karl Theodor Menke (September 13, 1791 – 1861) was a German malacologist and balneologist who was a native of Bremen.
He is remembered for his research on snails. Menke studied medicine at the University of Göttingen (with Promotion in 1814), and worked as a physician at the spa in Bad Pyrmont.
In 1831 he was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
In 1844 he founded the journal Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie (from 1854 titled Malakozoologische Blätter).
With Ludwig Karl Georg Pfeiffer (1805—1877), he was editor of the magazine. During his lifetime, Menke amassed a large collection of snail shells, which were purchased by dealer M.J.
Landauer of Frankfurt after his death. The sea snail species Cerithium menkei and Natica menkeana are named in honor of Menke.