Ludwig Heinrich Jeitteles

He worked as a high school teacher and took an interest in archaeology, zoology and natural history in general.

He then taught at grammar schools in Marburg (1856), Graz (1857), Troppau (1858), Kaschau (1858–61) after which he lived in Vienna.

[1] In his spare time Jeitteles conducted research in natural history, archaeology and on earthquakes.

[2] He corresponded widely with scholars, including with Oswald Heer (1809–1883), Ferdinand Keller (1800–1881), Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902), Friedrich von Kenner (1834–1922), Charles Darwin and others on a variety of topics.

He named a species of dog found in a Bronze Age archaeological excavation site near Olomutz as Canis matris optimae.