Rudolf Kner | |
|---|---|
 Rudolf Kner Lithography byJosef Kriehuber, 1852 | |
| Born | 24 August 1810 (1810-08-24) |
| Died | 27 October 1869 (1869-10-28) (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | ichthyology |
| Institutions | Vienna (Austria) Lviv (Ukraine) |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Kner |
Rudolf Ignaz Kner (24 August 1810 – 27 October 1869) was an Austrian geologist, paleontologist, zoologist andichthyologist. He also wrote some poems which were published by his brother-in-law K.A. Kaltenbrunner.
Kner was born inLinz where his father Johann Evangelist Georg Kner (1763-1845) was a tax officer. His mother Barbara (1770-1825), daughter of forester Johann von Adlersburg was earlier married to apothecary Felix Gulielmo until his death. Barbara had a daughter Marie Gulielmo from her earlier marriage before having Rudolf and his sister Pauline. Pauline Anna Barbara Kner (1809-1843) married the Austrian poet Karl Adam Kaltenbrunner (1804-1867) in 1834. Rudolf studied in the secondary school in Linz from 1818 and the high school from 1821. During this period he was encouraged in the natural sciences with a gift of minerals from his uncle Hallstatt Maximilian Kner (1755–1821). From 1823 he went to the Stiftsgymnasium Kremsmünster. His godfather, Ignaz Rudolph Bischoff became mayor of Linz and had served as a doctor in the Army. From 1826 he went to the Lycaeum in Kremsmünster, taking a keen interest in botany. He then went to study medicine at Vienna in 1828 where he attended lectures by Franz Freiherrn von Jacquin (1766–1839) and Johann Ritter von Scherer (1755-1844). He received a medical degree in 1835. He then worked at theKaiserlichen Hof-Naturalienkabinett (nowNaturhistorisches Museum Wien)[1] in Vienna, where he worked withJohann Jakob Heckel, among others. He accompanied Heckel on a collecting trip to Dalmatia in 1840. In 1841, he became professor for natural science atLviv University. He returned to Vienna as professor of zoology (16 November 1849). His primary field of study wasichthyology, with interests inpaleontology andgeology.[2]
Kner suffered from a stroke in 1868 and was bedridden. He died in Oed, Waldegg.[2]
Apart from his work in paleontology and ichthyology, Kner also wrote some poetry. Some of these were included under the initials "R.K." in the works of his brother-in-law, Karl Adam Kaltenbrunner.[3]
The fish genusKneria was named in his honor byFranz Steindachner. The catfishOxydoras kneri was named in his honor byPieter Bleeker.Kner's gobyPomatoschistus knerii although the patronym is not explicitly identified it is certainly in honor of Kner, named by his colleagueFranz Steindachner.[4]
