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{{Short description|German-American physician and zoologist}}
{{Distinguish|Albert Franz Theodor Reuss}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Adolph Reuss
| birth_date         = November 28, 1804
| birth_place        = [[Frankfurt am Main]]
| death_date         = {{death date and age|1878|05|07|1804|11|28}}
| nationality        = German-American
| alma_mater         = [[University of Göttingen]]
| occupation         = physician <br>zoologist
| organization       = Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
}}

'''Adolph Reuss''' (November 28, 1804, in [[Frankfurt am Main]] – May 7, 1878) was a German-American physician and [[zoologist]], known for his work in the fields of [[herpetology]] and [[arachnology]].

He studied at the [[University of Göttingen]], earning his medical doctorate in 1825. Following graduation, he served as a doctor in Frankfurt, also becoming involved with zoological research at the [[Senckenberg Museum]]. He later emigrated to the United States, where in 1834, he purchased a 200 acre farm near [[Shiloh, Illinois]]. In rural Illinois, he worked as a farmer, and in meantime, maintained a successful medical practice. At the time of his death, his estate had grown in size to 450 acres of land.<ref>[http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/data/225915201 WorldCat.org] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234703/http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/data/225915201 |date=December 2, 2013 }} Adolph Reuss ledger and misc. items, 1849-1876</ref>

Since 1829, he was a member of the ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft'', and in September 1856, he became a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of [[St. Louis]]. While serving at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt, he edited a collection of manuscripts in the field of arachnology that was a catalyst towards the first Senckenberg publication (''Museum Senckenbergianum'').<ref>[http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=676 Senckenberg.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200435/http://www.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=676 |date=2007-09-27 }} Arachnology - Senckenberg Museum</ref>

He described a number of herpetological species, such as ''[[Enhydris alternans]]'', sometimes referred to as "Reuss' water snake".<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=0F758vNQ0UUC&pg=PT693 The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles] by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson</ref>

== Publications ==
* "Dissertatio inauguralis anatomico-physiologica de systemate lentis crysallinae [sic] humanae", 1825 (dissertation).
* ''Zoologische Miscellen. Reptilien. Ophidier'', 1833 - Zoological miscellany; [[Reptile]]s, snakes.
* ''Zoologische Miscellen : Arachniden'', 1834 - Zoological miscellany; [[Arachnid]]s.
* ''Zoologische Miscellen / Saurier, Batrachier'' Museum senckenbergianum, 1834 - Zoological miscellany; [[Lizard]]s, [[amphibians]].<ref>[http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/viaf-197398729 WorldCat Identities] (published works)</ref>

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* This article incorporates translated text from an equivalent article at the [[Spanish Wikipedia]].

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