Johann Ludwig Christ
1739–1813
German theologian, pomologist, and beekeeper. Studied theology and natural science in Tübingen, Erlangen, and Altdorf from 1758. Priest, 1764. Kept bees and owned two tree nurseries. Classified fruit varieties systematically and was a forerunner of scientific pomology.
Sources
ADB
DBE
NDB.
Bibliography
ADB: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 56 vols. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. 1875–1912.
DBE: Deutsche biographische Enzyklopädie. Edited by Walter Killy et al. 12 vols. in 14. Munich: K. G. Saur. 1995–2000.
NDB: Neue deutsche Biographie. Under the auspices of the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. 27 vols. (A–Wettiner) to date. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. 1953–.
