Karl (or Carl) Wilhelm Leopold Krug (January 7, 1833 – April 4, 1898) was a German businessman, naturalist, ethnographer, diplomat and supporter of scientific collections.
Born on the estate of Mühlenbeck in the vicinity of Berlin on January 7, 1833, he was educated by private tutors and in several schools (gymnasia), obtaining his matriculation certificate in 1854.
Puerto Ricoedit
After a short apprenticeship in Bremen, Krug arrived in Puerto Rico in 1857 and started work in the international trading company of Lahmayer & Co. (later Schulze & Co.) in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. He became partner, and later sole owner of the company. He became vice-consul in Mayaguez of both Germany and Great Britain.
Under the influence of his legal advisor Don Domingo Bello y Espinoza, Krug became an avid collector of plants and insects. He underwrote several collecting expeditions by the zoologist Juan Gundlach. These collecting activities resulted in a large amount of scientific material, which became part of the Zoological Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Berlin.
Berlinedit
Krug retired from his business activities in 1876. He worked from then on in close collaboration with Ignatz Urban, the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Krug and (to some extent the Berlin Academy of Sciences) underwrote the collecting expeditions of Paul Sintenis and of the baron Eggers, at the time commanding officer of the Danish forces on St. Thomas. These, together with his own extensive material and other acquisitions became the basis of the Herbarium Krug et Urban, which was destroyed in the Second World War.
He died of congestive heart failure in Groß-Lichterfelde on April 4, 1898.
Urban, Ignatz (1898). Leopold Krug. Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger. (in German).
Wunschmann, Ernst (1906). "Krug, Leopold". In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB), Volume 51. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 401-403. (in German).
Referencesedit
^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Krug", p. 147).
karl, wilhelm, leopold, krug, karl, carl, wilhelm, leopold, krug, january, 1833, april, 1898, german, businessman, naturalist, ethnographer, diplomat, supporter, scientific, collections, born, 1833, january, 1833mühlenbeck, kingdom, prussiadiedapril, 1898, 189. Karl or Carl Wilhelm Leopold Krug January 7 1833 April 4 1898 was a German businessman naturalist ethnographer diplomat and supporter of scientific collections Karl Wilhelm Leopold KrugBorn 1833 01 07 January 7 1833Muhlenbeck Kingdom of PrussiaDiedApril 4 1898 1898 04 04 aged 65 Berlin German EmpireScientific careerAuthor abbrev botany Krug Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Puerto Rico 3 Berlin 4 Legacy 5 Sources 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn on the estate of Muhlenbeck in the vicinity of Berlin on January 7 1833 he was educated by private tutors and in several schools gymnasia obtaining his matriculation certificate in 1854 Puerto Rico editAfter a short apprenticeship in Bremen Krug arrived in Puerto Rico in 1857 and started work in the international trading company of Lahmayer amp Co later Schulze amp Co in Mayaguez Puerto Rico He became partner and later sole owner of the company He became vice consul in Mayaguez of both Germany and Great Britain Under the influence of his legal advisor Don Domingo Bello y Espinoza Krug became an avid collector of plants and insects He underwrote several collecting expeditions by the zoologist Juan Gundlach These collecting activities resulted in a large amount of scientific material which became part of the Zoological Museum and Ethnographic Museum in Berlin Berlin editKrug retired from his business activities in 1876 He worked from then on in close collaboration with Ignatz Urban the director of the Berlin Botanical Garden Krug and to some extent the Berlin Academy of Sciences underwrote the collecting expeditions of Paul Sintenis and of the baron Eggers at the time commanding officer of the Danish forces on St Thomas These together with his own extensive material and other acquisitions became the basis of the Herbarium Krug et Urban which was destroyed in the Second World War He died of congestive heart failure in Gross Lichterfelde on April 4 1898 Legacy editThe plant genera Krugia Urb Myrtaceae and Krugiodendron Urb Rhamnaceae were named in his honor A species of lizard Anolis krugi W Peters 1876 is named in his honor 1 The standard author abbreviation Krug is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 2 Sources editUrban Ignatz 1898 Leopold Krug Berlin Gebruder Borntraeger in German Wunschmann Ernst 1906 Krug Leopold In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB Volume 51 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 401 403 in German References edit Beolens Bo Watkins Michael Grayson Michael 2011 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press xiii 296 pp ISBN 978 1 4214 0135 5 Krug p 147 International Plant Names Index Krug Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Karl Wilhelm Leopold Krug amp oldid 1190026113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
