Marcus Elieser Bloch
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German physician and zoologist (1723–1799)
Key facts
- Born
- 1723 ( 1723 ) , Ansbach
- Died
- 6 August 1799 (1799-08-06) (aged 75–76) , Carlsbad
- Fields
- Ichthyology Medicine Natural history
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marcus
- Family name
- Bloch
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Ansbach
- Place of death
- Karlovy Vary
- Occupation
- physician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- ichthyology
- Image
- Marcus Elieser Bloch.jpg
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- date of birth
- 1723-01-01
- date of death
- 1799-08-06
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- Marcus Elieser Bloch
- author citation (zoology)
- Bloch
- name in native language
- Marcus Elieser Bloch
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799) was a German physician and naturalist, who is best known for his contribution to ichthyology through his multivolume catalog of plates illustrating the fishes of the world. Brought up in a Hebrew-speaking Jewish family, he learned German and Latin and studied anatomy before settling in Berlin as a physician. He amassed a large natural history collection, particularly of fish specimens. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century, and wrote many papers on natural history, comparative anatomy, and physiology.
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