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Carl Alexander Clerck (1709 - 22 de julho de 1765) foi um entomólogo e aracnólogo sueco. Clerck veio de uma família da pequena nobreza sueca e ingressou na Universidade de Uppsala em 1726. Pouco se sabe dos seus estudos.
Carl Alexander Clerck (1709 – 22 July 1765) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. Clerck came from a family in the petty nobility and entered the University of Uppsala in 1726. Little is known of his studies; although a contemporary of Linnaeus, it is unknown whether he had any contact with him during his time in Uppsala.
Estima-se que mais de 40.000 espécies de aracnídeos tenham sido catalogadas ainda pelo entomólogo e aracnólogo Carl Alexander Clerck, há aproximadamente 250 anos. Estudiosos frequentemente descobrem espécies em campo e as armazenam para uma posterior classificação, numa forma de coleção.
Apesar de 40 mil espécies terem sido descritas desde que Carl Alexander Clerck descreveu a primeiras aranhas, 250 anos atrás, estimativas apontam que o número total de espécies de aracnídeos podem chegar às 200 mil.
Clerck was a practical man, not only observing the life of spiders and insects in the field but also inventing apparatus for collecting and preserving them. Among his inventions are “butterfly tongs” (a basic tong structure with a pair of flat, mesh “paddles” at the ends) and an ingenious box for collecting spiders.
Clerck, Carl Alexander, 1709-1765 (Person) Man. Occupation Zoolog Living period. Born 1709 Death 1765 Nationality Sweden Biography Entomologist ...
Carl Alexander Clerck was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. From early youth he showed an interest in natural history, but it was not until the age of thirty that he began the serious study of insects and spiders as a sideline to his daily work. Background. Clerck was born in 1709, in Stockholm, Sweden.
