Ferdinand Karsch

Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch
Born2 September 1853
Münster, Germany
Died20 December 1936
Berlin, Germany
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Arachnologist, Entomologist, Anthropologist
Employer(s)Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Curator, 1878–1921)
Known forExtensive work on spiders, contributions to entomology, research on sexuality
Academic background
Alma materFriedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin
Academic work
Notable worksDas gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Kulturvölker (1906), Das gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Naturvölker (1911)

Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch (2 September 1853, in Münster – 20 December 1936, in Berlin) was a German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist. He also wrote on human and animal sexual diversity with his mother's maiden name included as Ferdinand Karsch-Haack from around 1905.


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