marcus elieser bloch

Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723 - 1799) was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.

An engraving of a Salmon from the Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands

Bloch was born in Anspach and practised as a physician in Berlin. He is best known for his encyclopedic work in ichthyology. Between 1782 and 1795 he published his Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische, a 12-volume, beautifully illustrated comprehensive work on fishes. The first three volumes describe fishes in Germany and were entitled Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, the remaining volumes dealt with fishes from other parts of the world and were entitled Naturgeschichte der auslndischen Fische. Bloch's collection of about 1500 specimens is today preserved at the Museum for Natural History (Naturhistorisches Museum) of the Humboldt University of Berlin.

External link

Oeconomische Naturgeschichte der Fische Deutschlands, with images

Bloch, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Marcus Elieser Bloch, Marcus Elieser

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