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Johannes Röber

1861 – 1942

German entomologist

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About Johannes Röber

Lived 1861 – 1942 (aged 81). Johannes Röber was a lepidopterist, entomologist, zoological collector and scientific collector.

Johannes Karl Max "Julius" Röber (1861–1942) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

Röber lived in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. He described many new species and genera (taxa).

Works Parts of Staudinger, O., and Schatz, E. (Eds.) (1884–1892): Exotische Schmetterlinge.Particularly important is Die Familien und Gattungen in volume 2 and Rober completed part 6 which "illustrates the neuration (wing venation) of nearly five hundred different butterflies, representing almost as many genera and accompanied by some rude details of the structure of the legs, palpi, and antennae, are depicted on the fifty folio plates, while the text (284 pp.) describes the families, lower groups and genera with a statement of the number of species in each" Psyche, June 1892. Familie: Pieridae, Satyridae. In Seitz, A. (ed.): Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde,2, Exotische Fauna, 5, Stuttgart, A Kernen (1912). Pieridae, pp. 39–74, 374, pls. 17–27. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), Die Groß-Schmetterlinge der Erde. 1. Band. Die palaearctischen Tagfalter. – Stuttgart, Fritz Lehmann.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Lepidopterist, entomologist, zoological collector, scientific collector
Nationality
German Reich
Also known as
Johannes Karl Max Röber, Julius Röber

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Johannes Röber?

German entomologist (1861–1942)

When was Johannes Röber born?

Johannes Röber was born on 6 March 1861 in Döbeln.

When did Johannes Röber die?

Johannes Röber died on 28 November 1942 in Dresden.

What was Johannes Röber's occupation?

Johannes Röber was a lepidopterist, entomologist, zoological collector and scientific collector.

What nationality was Johannes Röber?

Johannes Röber's recorded nationality: German Reich.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johannes Röber

· Wikidata: Q3189871

· DBpedia: Johannes Röber

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