Hermann Wernicke
German insect dealer and entomologist
About Hermann Wernicke
Lived 1851 – 1925 (aged 73–74). Hermann Wernicke was a lepidopterist, entomologist, insect dealer, preparator, curator and traveler.
Hermann Wernicke (1851–1925) was a German entomologist.
From 1898 Wernicke was an insect dealer in Dresden. He also sold collecting equipment and natural history books. In 1899 he wrote Anleitung zur Deutschen Normalpräparation der Schmetterlinge. Published in Dresden, this was a manual on collecting, setting and conserving (as specimens) butterflies and moths. It was a very popular manual even with non German speakers. His private collection of Malay Peninsula butterflies collected between 1883 and 1884, his private collection of world Lepidoptera and his business were sold to Hans Kotzsch.
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Who was Hermann Wernicke?
German insect dealer and entomologist (1851-1925)
When was Hermann Wernicke born?
Hermann Wernicke was born in 1851 in Döllnitz.
When did Hermann Wernicke die?
Hermann Wernicke died in 1925 in Blasewitz.
What was Hermann Wernicke's occupation?
Hermann Wernicke was a lepidopterist, entomologist, insect dealer, preparator, curator and traveler.
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