About Eduard Honrath
Lived 1837 – 1893 (aged 55). Eduard Honrath was a German lepidopterist, art dealer and entomologist.
Eduard Gustav Honrath (11 August 1837, in Coblenz – 19 April 1893, in Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, particularly Parnassius.
Honrath was a well-known art dealer in Berlin. Among his entomological achievements, he described Parnassius graeseri (1885) (now Parnassius bremeri graeseri (a subspecies), Parnassius stenosemus and Papilio neumoegeni (both 1890) in the Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. He was a member of the Entomological Society of Berlin, and its president for many years.
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Who was Eduard Honrath?
German lepidopterist (1837–1893)
When was Eduard Honrath born?
Eduard Honrath was born on 11 August 1837 in Koblenz.
When did Eduard Honrath die?
Eduard Honrath died on 19 April 1893 in Berlin.
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Eduard Honrath was a lepidopterist, art dealer and entomologist.
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Eduard Honrath was German.
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