Edgar von Harold

Baron Edgar von Harold (30 May 1830 – 1 August 1886) was an influential Scarabaeidae expert and entomologist who was active in the 19th century. He worked along with Max Gemminger to produce a twelve-volume catalogue of beetles.

Biography Edgar von Harold was born in Munich to a German family with Irish origins. He completed his early education at the court of the Bavarian King from where he graduated in the year 1848. which he co-authored with his friend Max Gemminger. They started the work in 1868 and the last volume of the work was published in 1876. He edited the Coleopterische Hefte (1867-1879) and the Mittheilungen des Münchener Entom. Vereins (1877-1881) while also serving as a curator of the entomological section of the Berlin Museum from 1877 to 1880. Poor eyesight prevented him from continuing and he died from a stomach cancer.