German zoologist and botanist (1782–1837).
Christian Ludwig Nitzsch (3 September 1782 – 16 August 1837) was a German zoologist. He is best remembered for his approach to classifying birds on the basis of their feather tract distributions or pterylosis of their young.
Abbreviations: Nitzsch
Occupations: zoologist, university teacher, ornithologist, entomologist, botanist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Saxony, Electorate of Saxony
Languages: German
Dates: 1782-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1837-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Beucha
Authorship mentions: 1 plant, 0 fungi