Ferdinand Victor Alphons Prosch

Ferdinand Victor Alphons Prosch (November 25, 1820 in Copenhagen – July 29, 1885) was a Danish doctor, veterinarian and biologist.[1]

Ferdinand Victor Alphons Prosch
Born(1820-11-25)November 25, 1820
Copenhagen
DiedJuly 12, 1885(1885-07-12) (aged 64)
Copenhagen
NationalityDanish
CitizenshipDanish
Scientific career
FieldsDoctor, Veterinarian, zoologist
Author abbrev. (zoology)Prosch

Prosch's father, Johannes Henrik William Prosch (died 1843) was a secretary in the Danish War Chancery and his mother, Caroline Sophie (née Brement) was French. In 1837 Prosch was a student at the Metropolitan School in Copenhagen and by 1843 he had taken his medical exams. Between 1843 and 1846 Prosch was employed by the University as a prosector, i.e. a preparer of specimens for dissection in the University's Zoological museum.[1]

In 1847 he joined the Flaaden as the ship's doctor on a voyage to Madeira. Guinea, Venezuela and the Caribbean. In 1848 he was the ship's doctor on the frigate Havfrue ("Mermaid") in the First Schleswig War. After the war practiced as a doctor in Copenhagen and was a teacher of natural history, in which capacity he published the book "Lærer i Naturhistorie, i hvilken Egenskabin" 1851, which at the time was widely used as a school textbook. He dealt equally diligently with the study of natural history, comparative anatomy and physiology. His scientific reputation was such that in 1852 he gained a teaching post in hygiene studies at Veterinary and Agricultural University, where in 1858 he was appointed associate professor of Dietetics and Animal Husbandry, being promoted to professor a year later. he made several journeys abroad to study German and English breeds of farm animals and he was to have a significant impact on Danish agriculture in the late 19th century. He was the author and co-author of many text books, articles and papers on animal health and wellbeing. He was a Knight of the Danneborg, a Danish honour similar to the Order of the British Empire.[1]

Some Taxa named by Prosch
gollark: I mean, you can go there. You can't retroactively have been born there, but meh.
gollark: Yeeees, *why* is being in Germany particularly lucky?
gollark: "Goodbye", "MasterMouseIII".
gollark: *I* could find more information about me if I was paying more attention to what I did than that.
gollark: I try to avoid providing enough information to uniquely identify myself and/or allow people to know exactly where I am, although at this point I *may* have leaked enough random details that that's not the case.

References
  1. "F V A Prosch". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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