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'''Karl Emil Lischke''' (30 December 1819, in ] – 14 January 1886, in ]) was a ] lawyer, politician, diplomat, and amateur ]. He is best known for his contributions to ] (study of ]s). '''Karl Emil Lischke''' (30 December 1819, in ] – 14 January 1886, in ]) was a ] lawyer, politician, diplomat, and amateur ]. He is best known for his contributions to ] (study of ]s).


Lischke was born in 1819 in Stettin, then a city in the ], now the capital city of ], ]. He studied law in Berlin, then returned to Stettin and was appointed a ] in 1840. In 1847 he served as a ] to the Prussian ambassador to the United States of America in ] Lischke was mayor of ] from 3 December 1850 to 1 January 1873. Lischke was born in 1819 in Stettin, then a city in the ], now the capital city of ], ]. He studied law in Berlin, then returned to Stettin and was appointed a ] in 1840. In 1847 he served as a ] to the Prussian ambassador to the United States of America in ] Lischke was mayor of ] from 3 December 1850 to 1 January 1873.


Throughout his life Lischke maintained a keen interest in ], particularly in the study of molluscs. He was particularly interested in the mollusc species of Japan. Throughout his life Lischke maintained a keen interest in ], particularly in the study of molluscs. He was particularly interested in the mollusc species of Japan.

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Karl Emil Lischke (30 December 1819, in Stettin – 14 January 1886, in Bonn) was a German lawyer, politician, diplomat, and amateur naturalist. He is best known for his contributions to malacology (study of molluscs).

Lischke was born in 1819 in Stettin, then a city in the Kingdom of Prussia, now the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. He studied law in Berlin, then returned to Stettin and was appointed a magistrate in 1840. In 1847 he served as a military attaché to the Prussian ambassador to the United States of America in Washington, D.C. Lischke was mayor of Elberfeld from 3 December 1850 to 1 January 1873.

Throughout his life Lischke maintained a keen interest in natural sciences, particularly in the study of molluscs. He was particularly interested in the mollusc species of Japan.

His daughter Emmy Lischke (1860-1919) was a German painter known for her landscapes and still lifes.

References

  1. "Lischke, Emmy". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press. 31 October 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00110379. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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