Rudolf Leuckart

Rudolf Leuckart
Rudolf Leuckart
Born	7 October 1822 Helmstedt
Died	6 February 1898(1898-02-06) (aged 75) Leipzig
Citizenship	Germany
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	Taenia saginata Taenia solium
Scientific career
Fields	zoology parasitology
Institutions	University of Giessen University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor	Rudolf Wagner
Notable students	Otto Bütschli Hugo Münsterberg Edward Laurens Mark William Patten

Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf Leuckart (7 October 1822 – 22 February 1898) was a German zoologist born in Helmstedt. He was a nephew to naturalist Friedrich Sigismund Leuckart (1794–1843).