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| A.K.A. | J.C.P. Arckenhausen | |
| A.K.A. | J.C.P. Arckenhausen | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Author Artist Illustrator Teacher | |
| Work field | Academia Arts Creativity Literature | |
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| Birth | 3 September 1784, Goslar, Goslar district, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Death | 28 April 1855 (aged 70 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Johann Christian Peter Arckenhausen (3 September 1784, in Goslar – 28 April 1855, in Goslar) was a German drawing teacher, draftsman and natural history illustrator.
Johann Arckenhausen's father was a master shoemaker. Johann probably received training as a writer and draftsman in order to pursue a career as a drawing teacher in Goslar and as a specialist book illustrator. He was a founding member of the 'Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Goslar', started on 23 October 1852, and which curated a large part of his scientific and artistic legacy. Arckenhausen created a herbarium as well as an insect collection as the basis for his illustrations.