Heinrich Ribbe
German entomologist and dealer of naturalia
About Heinrich Ribbe
Lived 1832 – 1898 (aged 65–66). Heinrich Ribbe was an entomologist, trader of naturalia, zoological collector, zoologist, insect dealer and scientific collector.
August Theodor Heinrich Ribbe (June 13, 1832 Berlin - January 19, 1898) was a German entomologist.
Heinrich Ribbe was an insect dealer in Dresden and Berlin. In 1876 he collected trade insects in the Crimea and in 1878 he collected for Otto Staudinger and Andreas Bang-Haas in Panama and Chiriqui. His private collection is in the State Museum of Zoology, Dresden. His entomologist interest and profession was passed to his son Carl Ribbe.
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Who was Heinrich Ribbe?
German entomologist and dealer of naturalia (1832-1898)
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Heinrich Ribbe was born in 1832 in Berlin.
When did Heinrich Ribbe die?
Heinrich Ribbe died in 1898 in Radebeul.
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Heinrich Ribbe was an entomologist, trader of naturalia, zoological collector, zoologist, insect dealer and scientific collector.
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