Johann Jakob Heckel

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Johann Jakob Heckel was a 19th-century Austrian ichthyologist known for his extensive work on the classification and description of freshwater fishes.

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instanceOf human
ichthyologist
centuryOfActivity 19th century
collectionCuratorOf fish collection of Naturhistorisches Museum Wien NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Electorate of the Palatinate NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Austrian Empire NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1790-01-23
dateOfDeath 1857-03-01
described numerous new fish species from the Balkans
numerous new fish species from the Danube basin
numerous new fish species from the Middle East
describedTaxon various Cichlidae species
various Cyprinidae species
employer Naturhistorisches Museum Wien NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Heckel NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork freshwater fish
ichthyology
taxonomy
givenName Johann
hasAcademicDiscipline natural history
hasPartInNameOf Heckel Discus NERFINISHED
Heckel’s Characin NERFINISHED
hasRole taxon author
honouredInTaxonName Symphysodon discus heckel NERFINISHED
various fish taxa named heckeli
influenced later European ichthyologists
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Academy of Sciences in Vienna NERFINISHED
name Johann Jakob Heckel NERFINISHED
notableAchievement systematic survey of freshwater fishes of the Austrian monarchy
notableFor classification of freshwater fishes
description of European freshwater fish species
notableWork Die Süßwasserfische der österreichischen Monarchie NERFINISHED
occupation ichthyologist
zoologist
placeOfBirth Mannheim NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Vienna
publicationCentury 19th century
residence Vienna
sexOrGender male
studied European freshwater fish fauna
taxonAuthorAbbreviationZoo Heckel NERFINISHED
workedOn fish collections of the Imperial Natural History Cabinet in Vienna
workLocation Vienna

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Malapteruridae describedBy Johann Jakob Heckel
Xiphophorus firstDescribedBy Johann Jakob Heckel