Adolph Schenck

Adolph Schenck (born 11 April 1803 in Dillenburg, Germany, died February 23, 1878 ) was a German entomologist and teacher.

Philipp Adolph Schenck was a son of Judicial Counselor and mining assessor, Johann Jacob Schenck (born May 23, 1763 in Siegen, Germany, February 14, 1805 in Dillenburg) and Sophie Karoline, b. Jaeckel, from Herborn (1767-1836). At the age of 9, he suffered a knee injury while playing, which developed into a paralysis of the right leg which meant that he had to use a walking aid for a long time. Despite this disability he was able to collect entomological specimens in the field and amass an important collection, including the discovery of an otherwise Mediterranean species of spider wasp.

Schenck attended the Boys' School (Pädagogium) in Dillenburg until 1818, then the Grammar School in Weilburg (Gymnasium Philippinum Weilburg), where he took the Abitur in 1821. He then studied philology, natural sciences and pedagogy at the University of Göttingen, and in 1824, he took the teacher's examination in the fields of natural sciences, mathematics, ancient languages and history in Weilburg. Schenck then worked as a private tutor and taught mathematics at the Weilburg Gymnasium. From 1828 to 1830 he worked as an auxiliary teacher at the preparatory school (Progymnasium) in Hadamar , where he held the position of the second vice rector until 1835, here he taught German, Latin, history, geography, mathematics and natural history.

On 1 August 1830, Adolph Schenck married Julie Stöckicht, who came from Braubach , (born 1811, died 24 November 1882 in Weilburg). In the autumn of 1835 he returned to the Boys' School in Dillenburg, where he held the office of the prorector from Easter 1841 to 1845, teaching Greek and Hebrew, and in June 1844 was appointed professor. While in Dillenburg he initiated the creation of a Botanical Garden while also being involved in entomological field studies. In 1845, Schenck was transferred to the Gymnasium in Weilburg against his will, and in 1876, he became the first lecturer. At his own request he retired on October 1, 1876. Schenck was a corresponding member or honorary member of several natural sciences and societies. In recognition of his work on insects, the Philipps-Universität Marburg awarded him an Honoray Doctorate of Philosophy and he was appointed to the Order of the Red Eagle by the Kaiser Wilhelm I.

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