About Heinrich Christian Burckhardt
Lived 1811 – 1879 (aged 68). Heinrich Christian Burckhardt was a German farmer, university teacher, entomologist, forester, writer and skilled forestry worker.
Heinrich Christian Burckhardt (26 February 1811, Adelebsen – 14 December 1879, Hannover) was a German forester and entomologist.
In 1853 Burckhardt became the first civil director of forest administration in the Kingdom of Hanover (after 1866 a province of Prussia. He wrote Säen und Pflanzen nach forstlicher Praxis: ein Beitrag zur Holzerziehung (Sowing and planting in forestry practice: a contribution to forest education) published in Hannover by Rümpler in 1855. This work contains sections on pest insects.
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Who was Heinrich Christian Burckhardt?
German entomologist (1811–1879)
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Heinrich Christian Burckhardt was born on 26 February 1811 in Adelebsen.
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Heinrich Christian Burckhardt died on 14 December 1879 in Hanover.
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Heinrich Christian Burckhardt was a farmer, university teacher, entomologist, forester, writer and skilled forestry worker.
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Heinrich Christian Burckhardt was German.
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