Jacob Sturm
Deceased Person
1771 – 1848
Who was Jacob Sturm?
Jacob Sturm was a leading engraver of entomological and botanical scientific publications in Germany at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. He was born and lived in Nuremberg and was the only son of engraver Johann Georg Sturm, who trained him in drawing and copperplate engraving.
Sturm became a celebrated insect collector and founded the Nuremberg Society for Natural History. His entomological and botanical plates are very accurately drawn and show minute details and enjoyed a great popularity among naturalists. As most of his works were published in a small format, they could be purchased by a larger public and they were very popular.During this period, Nuremberg was the centre of natural history book production in Germany.
"The book Deutschlands Flora, 1798–1862. 163 parts contains... neat and attractive little engravings, no more than 5 in. by 3½ inches in size... He thus deliberately chose this minute format in order to make a knowledge of the German flora available by pictures to as many as possible and as cheaply as possible. Despite their smallness, they carry a surprising amount of detail.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1771
Nuremberg - Also known as
- Яків Штурм
- Штурм, Якоб
- Nationality
- Germany
- Died
- Nov 28, 1848
Nuremberg
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on July 23, 2013
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