Coenraad Jacob Temminck facts for kids
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Coenraad Jacob Temminck
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| Born | 31 March 1778 |
| Died | 30 January 1858 (aged 79) |
| Citizenship | Netherlands |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | National Natural History Museum at Leiden |
| Notable students | Hermann Schlegel |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Temminck |
Coenraad Jacob Temminck (born March 31, 1778 – died January 30, 1858) was a famous Dutch zoologist and museum director. He was known for his important work studying animals, especially birds.
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His Life and Work
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born in Amsterdam, in what was then the Dutch Republic, on March 31, 1778. His father, Jacob Temminck, was a treasurer for the Dutch East India Company. This meant his father knew many travelers and collectors. From his father, Coenraad inherited a very large collection of bird specimens. His father was also a good friend of Francois Levaillant, another famous naturalist, who helped guide Coenraad in his studies.
Important Books on Birds
Temminck wrote a very important book called Manuel d'ornithologie (which means "Handbook of Ornithology"). This book, published in 1815, was the main guide for studying European birds for many years. He also wrote other books, including Histoire naturelle générale des Pigeons et des Gallinacées (about pigeons and chickens) and Nouveau Recueil de Planches coloriées d'Oiseaux (a new collection of colored bird plates). He even helped write parts about mammals for a book called Fauna japonica, which described animals from Japan.
Leading a Museum
From 1820 until his death, Temminck was the very first director of the National Museum of Natural History in Leiden, Netherlands. This was a very important role in the world of science. Because of his great work, he was chosen to be a member of important scientific groups, like the American Philosophical Society in 1824 and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1831. In 1836, he became a member of the Royal Institute, which later became the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Discoveries and Descriptions
Temminck worked with another scientist named Heinrich Kuhl. Together, they described many types of parrots, including the rosella Platycercus icterotis.
He also described a type of junglefowl (a wild chicken) in 1807. This bird had no tail. Later, in 1813, Temminck described another junglefowl, Gallus giganteus. He thought this bird was one of six wild types that led to all domestic chickens we have today. However, another famous naturalist, Charles Darwin, later showed that all domestic chickens likely came from just one wild type.
Animals Named After Temminck
Many animals were named after Coenraad Jacob Temminck in the 1800s to honor his contributions to zoology. Here are some of them:
- Sharks:
- Broadfin shark Lamiopsis temminckii
- Fishes:
- Ancistrus temminckii (an armored suckermouth catfish)
- Dark chub Zacco temminckii (a carp)
- Nipponocypris temminckii (a cyprinid)
- Samoan silverside Hypoatherina temminckii
- The Longnose Pipefish Syngnathus temminckii Kaup, 1856
- Oilfish Rovetus temminckii (a similar name)
- Goldribbon soapfish Aulacocephalus temminckii
- Ditrema temminckii (a surfperch)
- Thread-fin fairy-wrasse Cirrhilabrus temminckii
- Kissing gourami Helostoma temminckii
- Reptiles:
- Macrochelys temminckii (alligator snapping turtle)
- Tytthoscincus temmincki (a skink)
- Birds:
- Temminck's cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus
- Temminck's tragopan Tragopan temminckii
- Bekisar G. varius × G. gallus "Gallus temminckii"
- Temminck's courser Cursorius temminckii
- Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
- Malaysian eared nightjar Eurostopodus temminckii
- Purple-winged roller Coracias temminckii
- Temminck's hornbill Penelopides exarhatus
- Ochre-collared piculet Picumnus temminckii
- Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker Dendrocopos temminckii
- Temminck's fruit-dove Ptilinopus porphyreus
- Cerulean cuckooshrike Coracina temminckii
- Australian logrunner Orthonyx temminckii
- Temminck's sunbird Aethopyga temminckii
- Temminck's lark Eremophila bilopha
- Temminck's babbler Pellorneum pyrrhogenys
- Temminck's seedeater Sporophila falcirostris
- Blue whistling thrush subspecies Myophonus caeruleus temminckii
- Javan sunbird subspecies Aethopyga mystacalis temminckii
- Black sparrowhawk subspecies Accipiter melanoleucus temminckii
- Mammals:
- Temminck's mole Mogera wogura
- Temminck's flying fox Pteropus temminckii
- Temminck's tailless fruit bat Megaerops ecaudatus
- Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
- Temminck's trident bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus
- Temminck's mysterious bat Nycticeius aenobarbus
- Temminck's pangolin Smutsia temminckii
- Temminck's golden cat Catopuma temminckii
- Southern right whale Hunterus temminckii (a similar name)
- Temminck's mouse Mus musculoides
- Temminck's striped mouse Hybomys trivirgatus
- Temminck's giant squirrel Epixerus ebii
- Temminck's flying squirrel Petinomys setosus
- Temminck's red colobus Pilocolobus badius temminckii (a type of monkey)
Taxa Described by Him
- See Category:Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck for a list of species he described.
See also
In Spanish: Coenraad Jacob Temminck para niños
