Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow

Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow
Born	(1842-10-17)17 October 1842 Itzehoe, Germany
Died	3 May 1916(1916-05-03) (aged 73) Göttingen, Germany
Alma mater	University of Kiel
Known for	Compendium der Helminthology
Scientific career
Fields	Zoology, Helminthology

Otto Friedrich Bernhard von Linstow (17 October 1842 – 3 May 1916) was a German high-ranking medical officer (Oberstabsarzt und Regimentsarzt) and helminthologist. Von Linstow was born in Itzehoe north west of Hamburg. He received his medical PhD in 1864 at the University of Kiel and worked as military doctor in Hameln, later in Göttingen, where he was promoted to a major. He published his book Compendium der Helminthology in 1878 in Hannover. Von Linstow died 3 May 1916 in Göttingen.

Written works

• Compendium der helminthologie. Ein verzeichniss der bekannten helminthen, die frei oder in thierischen körpern leben, geordnet nach ihren wohnthieren, unter angabe der organe, in denen sie gefunden sind, und mit beifügung der litteraturquellen, (1878) - Compendium of helminthology: A directory of known helminths, etc.
• "Report on the Entozoa collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76", (1880).
• Die Giftthiere und ihre Wirkung auf den Menschen : ein Handbuch für Mediciner, (1894) - Venomous creatures and their effect on humans: a handbook for physicians.
• Nemathelminthen, (1896) - Nemathelminthes.
• Nematoden aus der Berliner Zoologischen Sammlung, (1899) - Nematodes from the Berlin Zoological Collection.