Carl Ludwig Koch
German entomologist and arachnologist
- Lived
- 1778–1857
- Country
- Kingdom of Bavaria
Updated September 2026
About Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born in Kusel in the Holy Roman Empire, and died in Nuremberg, Germany.
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