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Heinrich Benno Möschler

1831 – 1888

German entomologist and trader in natural history objects

LepidopteristEntomologist Trader of naturalia

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About Heinrich Benno Möschler

Lived 1831 – 1888 (aged 57). Heinrich Benno Möschler was a lepidopterist, entomologist, trader of naturalia, politician, merchant and insect dealer.

Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of Stettin. His collections from Suriname and Puerto Rico are in the Natural History Museum, Berlin. His microlepidoptera are in the Museum of Natural History, Görlitz.

Publications Partial list (1876). Exotisches (Fortsetzung). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 37(7–9), 293–315. (1877). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 293–352 Möschler, 1877: Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 293–352 (1878). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. II. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 27, 629–700. (1880/1881a). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam III. (1882). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. IV (1884). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. Verhandlungen der kk Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 33:267–310, pl.l (1887). Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. (1890). Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Portorico. Abhandlungen der Senkenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 16 : 70–360, pl.1

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Important facts

Born

28 October 1831, Herrnhut

Birth century

19th century

Died

21 November 1888, Kronförstchen/Křiwa Boršć

Occupation

Lepidopterist, entomologist, trader of naturalia, politician, merchant, insect dealer

Nationality

Kingdom of Saxony

Positions held

Member of parliament

Also known as

Heinrich B. Möschler, H. B. Möschler, H. Möschler, Möschler

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Heinrich Benno Möschler's

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

1792 – 1856

Mathematician

Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

Frequently asked questions

Who was Heinrich Benno Möschler?

German entomologist and trader in natural history objects (1831-1888)

When was Heinrich Benno Möschler born?

Heinrich Benno Möschler was born on 28 October 1831 in Herrnhut.

When did Heinrich Benno Möschler die?

Heinrich Benno Möschler died on 21 November 1888 in Kronförstchen/Křiwa Boršć.

What was Heinrich Benno Möschler's occupation?

Heinrich Benno Möschler was a lepidopterist, entomologist, trader of naturalia, politician, merchant and insect dealer.

What nationality was Heinrich Benno Möschler?

Heinrich Benno Möschler's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Saxony.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Heinrich Benno Möschler

· Wikidata: Q3129471

· DBpedia: Heinrich Benno Möschler

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