Adolph Reuss

Not to be confused with Albert Franz Theodor Reuss.

Adolph Reuss (November 28, 1804, in Frankfurt am Main – May 7, 1878) was a German-American physician and zoologist, known for his work in the fields of herpetology and arachnology.

Adolph Reuss
Born	November 28, 1804 Frankfurt am Main
Died	May 7, 1878(1878-05-07) (aged 73)
Nationality	German-American
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Occupation(s)	physician zoologist
Organization	Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft

He studied at the University of Göttingen, earning his medical doctorate in 1825. Following graduation, he served as a doctor in Frankfurt, also becoming involved with zoological research at the Senckenberg Museum. He later emigrated to the United States, where in 1834, he purchased a 200 acre farm near Shiloh, Illinois. In rural Illinois, he worked as a farmer, and in meantime, maintained a successful medical practice. At the time of his death, his estate had grown in size to 450 acres of land.^[1]

Since 1829, he was a member of the Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft, and in September 1856, he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of St. Louis. While serving at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, he edited a collection of manuscripts in the field of arachnology that was a catalyst towards the first Senckenberg publication (Museum Senckenbergianum).^[2]

He described a number of herpetological species, such as Enhydris alternans, sometimes referred to as "Reuss' water snake".^[3]

Publications

• "Dissertatio inauguralis anatomico-physiologica de systemate lentis crysallinae [sic] humanae", 1825 (dissertation).
• Zoologische Miscellen. Reptilien. Ophidier, 1833 - Zoological miscellany; Reptiles, snakes.
• Zoologische Miscellen : Arachniden, 1834 - Zoological miscellany; Arachnids.
• Zoologische Miscellen / Saurier, Batrachier Museum senckenbergianum, 1834 - Zoological miscellany; Lizards, amphibians.^[4]

References

1. WorldCat.org Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Adolph Reuss ledger and misc. items, 1849-1876
2. Senckenberg.de Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Arachnology - Senckenberg Museum
3. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
4. WorldCat Identities (published works)

• This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the Spanish Wikipedia.