title: A short biography of Hubert Ludwig and a note on the publication dates of his monograph Die Seewalzen (1889-1892).
abstract: The dates of publication of Hubert Ludwig's (1852-1913) comprehensive monograph Die Seewalzen [= Sea cucumbers] are reviewed. The precise publication dates of his volume, originally published in 16 fascicles and 8 parts/issues, delivered between 1889 and 1892, has been re-examined. Additionally, a short biographical note on Hubert Ludwig's life and a discussion of all new taxa introduced by him in his monograph is given.
authors.affiliation: Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, D-80333 München, Germany.; Email: m.reich@lrz.uni-muenchen.de.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001877:Books / Q000266:history; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D011642:Publications / Q000266:history*; D012616:Sea Cucumbers / Q000145:classification*