Johann Ludwig Christ

Johann Ludwig Christ (18 October 1739, in Öhringen – 19 November 1813, in Kronberg im Taunus) was a German naturalist, gardener, and pastor.

He was a specialist in the Hymenoptera. In 1791 he published ''Naturgeschichte, Klassifikation und Nomenklatur der Insekten vom Bienen, Wespen und Ameisengeschlecht''. In 1791, he described ''Polistes dominula''. He also studied fruit trees and wrote ''Vollständige Pomologie'' (2 volumes, 1809–1822). Provided by Wikipedia