Rudolf Leuckart
Rudolf Leuckart | |
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Rudolf Leuckart | |
| Born | 7 October 1822 |
| Died | 6 February 1898 (aged 75) |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Taenia saginata Taenia solium |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | zoology parasitology |
| Institutions | University of Giessen University of Leipzig |
| Doctoral advisor | Rudolf Wagner |
| Notable students | Otto Bütschli Hugo Münsterberg Edward Laurens Mark William Patten Oskar Krancher |
Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (7 October 1822 – 6 February 1898) was a German zoologist and a professor at the University of Giessen and then at Leipzig. He was a pioneer of parasitology research and established the field through a two-volume work on the parasites of humans. He has been called the "father of parasitology". He published a two-volume work on the parasites of humans. He helped identify the life-history of Trichinella and helped manage trichinosis. He was also known for developing a series of illustrated wall charts for use in zoology instruction. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart (1794–1843). His son Rudolf Leuckart became a chemist but died young.