Otto Nüsslin

Who is Otto Nüsslin?

Otto Nüsslin, Baden-Baden was a German zoologist and forester.

After completing his studies, he joined the staff of Bernard Altum and Robert Hartig at the Forestry Academy in Eberswalde. In 1880 Nüsslin founded the Lehrstuhl für Zoologie und Forstzoologie at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he served as a professor until 1914.

He is known for his research of zoological species that have a negative impact on forests, such as the bark beetle. In the field of ichthyology, he is credited with providing scientific descriptions of three coregonid species found in Swiss lakes.

Several species bear his name, such as: Henneguya nuesslini, Adelges nuesslini, Bursaphelenchus nuesslini and Kissophagus nuesslini.