Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber (1739 - 1810) was a German naturalist. Image File history File links Subject : Schreber Johann Christian Daniel von (1739-1810) Source : J. Dörfler (1906-1907) Botaniker Porträts (secondary source : Illinois Mycological Association File links The following pages link to this file: Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ... Image File history File links Subject : Schreber Johann Christian Daniel von (1739-1810) Source : J. Dörfler (1906-1907) Botaniker Porträts (secondary source : Illinois Mycological Association File links The following pages link to this file: Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ...

In 1774 Schreber began writing a multi-volume set of books entitled Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen, which focused on the mammals of the world. Many of the animals included were given a scientific name for the first time, following the binomial system of Carolus Linnaeus. A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (   listen?), and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ...