Rudolph Amandus Philippi, German-born Chilean naturalist (Charlottenburg, Berlin 14 September 1808 – Santiago de Chile 23 July 1904)
Authored 453 works
DESCRIBED TAXA
PLANTAE
Valid Genera
44
Species
1017 (50 of them are Pteridophyta)
Fungi
Species
3
ANIMALIA
Invertebrata
Genera
Diptera
51
Coleoptera
14
Hymenoptera
7
Orthoptera
4
Lepidoptera
3
Hemiptera
2
Mollusca
43
Crustacea
17
Coelenterata
7
Polychaeta
5
Hirudinea
3
Echinodermata
2
Pantopoda
2
Arachnida
1
Tunicata
1
Valid Vertebrata
Mammalia
Species
9
Subspecies
9
Aves
Species
13
Subspecies
11
Reptilia
Species
3
Amphibia
Species
6
Pisces
Genus
Genypterus 1857
Species
14
HONORS
Philippiella Spegazzini 1897 (Caryophyllaceae)
Philippia Gray 1845 (Mollusca),
Philippius Germain 1895 (Coleoptera)
Philippomolpus Monrós 1952 (Coleoptera)
Philippimyia Shannon 1926 (Diptera)
Philippites Diener 1905 (Fossil Mollusca)
His son, Friedrich Heinrich Eunom Philippi, German-born Chilean botanist (Naples, Italy 16 December 1838 – Santiago 16 January 1910)
Authored 109 works
Described the valid genera Thamnoseris 1875 (Asteraceae) and Lampayo 1889 (Verbenaceae) and 83 plant species