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Carl Alexander Clerck (1709 – 22 July 1765) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. Clerck came from a family in the petty nobility and entered the University of Uppsala in 1726. Little is known of his studies; although a contemporary of Linnaeus, it is unknown whether he had any contact with him during his time in Uppsala.
The book Svenska Spindlar or Aranei Svecici (Swedish and Latin, respectively, for "Swedish spiders") is one of the major works of the Swedish arachnologist and entomologist Carl Alexander Clerck and was first published in Stockholm in the year 1757.
Clerck, Carl Alexander. ( b. Stockholm, Sweden, 1709; d. Stockholm, 22 July 1765), entomology. Surprisingly little is known about Clerck’s life, and not even his birth date can be ascertained accurately.
Clerck, Carl Alexander, 1709-1765 (Person) Man. Occupation Zoolog Living period. Born 1709 Death 1765 Nationality Sweden Biography Entomologist. Assessor in Stockholm
Callistege mi, the Mother Shipton moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was classified by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1759, and is also known under the name of Euclidia mi. [2] In Finnish it is known as piirtoyökkönen and in German as Scheck-Tageule. [3] Variations include: [4]
Carl Alexander Clerck was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. From early youth he showed an interest in natural history, but it was not until the age of thirty that he began the serious study of insects and spiders as a sideline to his daily work.
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Nov 2, 2020 · Carl Alexander Clerck (1709–1765), Swedish entomologist and arachnologist.
