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In 1847 he became the [[curator]] of land [[vertebrates]] at the Königlichen Naturhistorischen Museum in Kopenhagen (now [[University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum]]). He taught classes in [[zoology]] at the ''[[Technical University of Denmark|Danmarks Tekniske Universitet]]'' (1856-1878) and at the [[University of Copenhagen]] (1861-1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor. |
In 1847 he became the [[curator]] of land [[vertebrates]] at the Königlichen Naturhistorischen Museum in Kopenhagen (now [[University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum]]). He taught classes in [[zoology]] at the ''[[Technical University of Denmark|Danmarks Tekniske Universitet]]'' (1856-1878) and at the [[University of Copenhagen]] (1861-1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor. |
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During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in [[Brazil]] as an assistant to [[palaeontologist]] [[Peter Wilhelm Lund]] (1801-1880). |
During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in [[Brazil]] as an assistant to [[palaeontologist]] [[Peter Wilhelm Lund]] (1801-1880). He was an early supporter of [[Charles Darwin]]’s theory of evolution, and from his research of extinct species, was critical of [[George Cuvier]]'s concept of "anti-evolutionary catastrophism".<ref>[http://www.darwinarkivet.dk/en/responses/danish-responses/biographies/johannes-theodor-reinhardt/ Darwinarkivet] Biographies Johannes Theodor Reinhardt</ref> |
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In 1848 [[Hermann Schlegel]] named the [[Calabar Python|Calabar "python"]], ''[[Charina reinhardtii]]'', in his honor. |
In 1848 [[Hermann Schlegel]] named the [[Calabar Python|Calabar "python"]], ''[[Charina reinhardtii]]'', in his honor. |
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Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, Copenhagen - 23 October 1882) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. He was the son of Johannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt.
In 1847 he became the curator of land vertebrates at the Königlichen Naturhistorischen Museum in Kopenhagen (now University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum). He taught classes in zoology at the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (1856-1878) and at the University of Copenhagen (1861-1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor.
During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in Brazil as an assistant to palaeontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801-1880). He was an early supporter of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, and from his research of extinct species, was critical of George Cuvier's concept of "anti-evolutionary catastrophism".[1]
In 1848 Hermann Schlegel named the Calabar "python", Charina reinhardtii, in his honor.
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- ^ Darwinarkivet Biographies Johannes Theodor Reinhardt
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