Carl Ludwig Koch (September 21, 1778 - August 23, 1857) was a German entomologist, specializing in arachnology. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and Common house spider. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Entomology is the scientific study of insects. ... Arachnology is the scientific study of spiders and related organisms such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, harvestmen, altogether called arachnids. ... Families Suborder Mesothelae     Liphistiidae (primitive burrowing spiders) Suborder Mygalomorphae     Atypidae (atypical tarantula)     Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spider)     Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas)     Hexathelidae (venomous funnel-web tarantula)     Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantula)     Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spider)     Ctenizidae (trapdoor spider)     Theraphosidae (tarantula) Suborder Araneomorphae     Hypochilidae (lampshade spider)     Filistatidae (crevice weaver)     Sicariidae (recluse spider)     Scytodidae (spitting... Binomial name Acanthoscurria geniculata Koch, 1841 The Brazilian whiteknee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata) is a burrowing terrestrial species native to Brazil. ... Binomial name Achaearanea tepidariorum C.L. Koch, 1841 The Common house spider, sometimes called the American house spider, is, as its name suggests, an extremely common spider in North America. ...

He was born in Kusel, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He is the father of Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825-1908) who also became a well-known entomologist. Kusel is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the district Kusel. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (November 8, 1825 - November 1, 1908) was a German entomologist specializing in arachnology. ...