Heckel, Johann Jakob#
b. Mannheim, Germany, Jan. 23, 1790, d. Vienna, March 1, 1857, zoologist. Instrumental in establishing the renown of ichthyology as an academic discipline in Austria; from 1820 at the Hof-Naturalienkabinett in Vienna, whose fish collection was greatly enlarged on account of his work..
Works#
Die Suesswasserfische der oesterreichischen Monarchie, 1858 (with R. Kner); numerous publications on the fishes of the Near East.Literature#
Oesterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon