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Johannes Theodor Reinhardt

Johannes Theodor Reinhardt is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Johannes Theodor Reinhardt rather than just read about it. In short: Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, in Copenhagen – 23 October 1882, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. He was the son of Johan Reinhardt.

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Reference excerpt

Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, in Copenhagen – 23 October 1882, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. He was the son of Johan Reinhardt.

Biography He participated as botanist in the first Galathea Expedition (1845—1847). In 1848 he became a curator at the Kongelige Naturhistoriske Museum in Copenhagen (now University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum). He taught classes in zoology at the Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (1856–1878) and at the University of Copenhagen (1861–1878). In 1854 he received the title of professor. During the 1840s and 1850s he periodically worked in Brazil as an assistant to palaeontologist Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880). He was an early supporter of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, and from his research of extinct species, was critical of George Cuvier's concept of "anti-evolutionary catastrophism". With Christian Frederik Lütken (1827–1901), he was co-author of Bidrag til Kundskab om Brasiliens Padder og Krybdyr (Contributions to the knowledge of Brazilian amphibians and reptiles). He described 25 new species of reptiles, some with Lütken. In 1848, Hermann Schlegel named the Calabar "python", Calabaria reinhardtii, in his honor. Reinhardt's caecilian, Mimosiphonops reinhardti, was named for him in 1992, more than 100 years after he had collected the holotype.

See also Category:Taxa named by Johannes Theodor Reinhardt

References

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Johannes Theodor Reinhardt

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Johannes Theodor Reinhardt ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Johannes Theodor Reinhardt

In research: Johannes Theodor Reinhardt appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Johannes Theodor Reinhardt in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Johannes Theodor Reinhardt is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1816 births, 1882 deaths, Danish herpetologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Johannes Theodor Reinhardt outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Johannes Theodor Reinhardt in simple terms?

Johannes Theodor Reinhardt (3 December 1816, in Copenhagen – 23 October 1882, in Frederiksberg) was a Danish zoologist and herpetologist. He was the son of Johan Reinhardt.

Why does Johannes Theodor Reinhardt matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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