Gustav von Hayek
Gustav von Hayek was an Austrian naturalist. He was the father of botanist August von Hayek and the grandfather of economist Friedrich von Hayek.
He studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna, and served as an assistant to naturalist Andreas Kornhuber. Following graduation in 1869, he worked as a Gymnasialprofessor of natural sciences and chemistry in Vienna. He was secretary of the Comité international permanent ornithologique.
He was the author of a popular textbook for secondary school students, titled "Illustrierter Leitfaden der Naturgeschichte des Thierreiches". He was also author of the four volume "Handbuch der Zoologie", published from 1877 to 1893:
- Volume I: Protozoa, Coelenterata, Echinodermata und Vermes, 1877
- Volume II: Arthropoda, 1881
- Volume III: Mollusca, Vertebrata Anallantoidica, 1885
- Volume IV: Vertebrata Allantoidica: Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia, 1893.
