!!!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 %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Heckel,_Johann_Jakob|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]