Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr (June 16, 1749, Stuttgart – February 27, 1821, Tübingen) was a German physician, chemist, and naturalist.

In 1768 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Tübingen, where he also served as a professor of chemistry, botany, and natural history from 1774 to 1801.[1] He is the taxonomic authority of several genera, including Mellivora, whose only species is the honey badger (Mellivora capensis).[2][3]

Published works[edit]

In 1781 he performed extensive scientific investigations in the Swiss Alps, publishing "Alpenreise vom Jahre 1781" (1784–86, 2 vols.) as a result.[1] Other noted written efforts by Storr include:

  • "Dissertatio inauguralis medica, de curis viperinis", 1768 (with Ferdinand Christoph Oetinger).
  • Entwurf einer Folge von Unterhaltungen zur Einleitung in die Naturgeschichte, 1777.
  • Ueber seine Bearbeitungsart der Naturgeschichte, 1780.
  • "Investigandae crystallifodinarum oeconomiae quaedam pericula", 1785.[4][5]
  • "Idea methodi fossilium", 1807.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Curtis Schuh’s Biobibliography of Mineralogy. The Mineralogical Record Archived 2013-03-26 at the Wayback Machine biographical information
  2. ^ GBIF Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Mellivora Storr, 1780
  3. ^ Bioone Mammalian Species Mellivora capensis
  4. ^ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Gottlieb Konrad Christian Storr
  5. ^ WorldCat Gottlieb Konrad Christian Storr. Chemiker, Botaniker, Mediziner. 1749-1821