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WHO WAS HERSCHEL?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R.B. Madge
Affiliation:
International Institute of Entomology, c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, United Kingdom

Abstract

A brief biography of a little-known Hanoverian entomologist, Johann Dietrich Herschel (1755–1827), is given. The more important events of his life, his entomological interests, and his relationships to other entomologists are covered. Included is a table of the species of beetles known to have been described from his collection by several entomologists of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.

Résumé

On trouvera ici une courte biographie de Johann Dietrich Herschel (1755–1827), un entomologiste peu connu de Hanovre; les principaux événements de sa vie, ses intérêts en entomologie et ses relations avec d’autres entomologistes sont examinés. Un tableau réunit les espèces de coléoptères de sa collection qui ont été décrites par divers entomologistes de la fin du 18e et du début du 19e siècles.

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1994

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