Karl Georg Friedrich Rudolf (Rudolf) Leuckart (1822–98)

German zoologist. Lecturer in zoology, University of Göttingen, 1847–50. Professor extraordinarius of zoology, University of Giessen, 1850–5; professor, 1855–69. Appointed professor of zoology in Leipzig, 1869; dean of the philosophical faculty, 1873; rector, 1877–8. Carried out important work in morphology and parasitology.