Johann Walbaum
Johann Julius Walbaum
Johann Julius Walbaum
Born(1724-06-30)30 June 1724
Wolfenbüttel
Died21 August 1799(1799-08-21) (aged 75)
Lübeck
OccupationGerman naturalist

Johann Julius Walbaum (30 June 1724 – 21 August 1799) was a German physician, naturalist and fauna taxonomist.

Works

Walbaum was from Greifswald.[1] As an ichthyologist, he was the first to describe many previously unknown fish species from remote parts of the globe, such as the Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), the Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) from the Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimatá-pacú (Prochilodus marggravii) from the São Francisco River in Brazil.

Walbaum was one of the first to observe gloves as a preventative against infection in medical surgery. As early as 1767, he used gloves made from sheep intestines for vaginal exams. [2]

Legacy

The Natural History Museum in Lübeck, opened in 1893, was based on Walbaum's extensive scientific collection. The museum's collection was, however, destroyed during the Bombing of Lübeck.[3]

See also

  • Taxa named by Johann Julius Walbaum

References

  1. ↑ University, Stanford (1916). Publications: University series. p. 36.
  2. ↑ Lathan, S. Robert (October 2011). "Rubber gloves redux". Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center). 24 (4): 324. doi:10.1080/08998280.2011.11928750. PMC 3205159. PMID 22046069.
  3. ↑ NDR. "Lübecks Museum für Natur und Umwelt erkunden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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