About Paul Stein
Lived 1852 – 1921 (aged 68–69). Paul Stein was a German entomologist, zoological collector, teacher and dipterologist.
Paul Stein (1852–1921) was a German museum curator and entomologist. He specialised in Diptera especially the family Anthomyiidae. In this group he studied the world fauna describing many new genera and species.
Stein worked with Theodor Becker, Mario Bezzi and Kálmán Kertész on Katalog der Paläarktischen dipteren (1903 onwards) published in Budapest from 1903. His collection is in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.
Works (partial list)
Die Anthomyidengruppe Homalomyia nebst ihren Gattungen und Arten 141 p (1895) Nordamerikanische Anthomyiden 128 p Berlin (1897). Die afrikanischen Anthomyiden des Königl.Zool.Mus.zu Berlin 48 p,( 1906). Voyage Alluaud en Afrique Orientale. Anthomyidae 41 p - 14 figs (1914)
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Who was Paul Stein?
German entomologist (1852-1921)
When was Paul Stein born?
Paul Stein was born in 1852 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
When did Paul Stein die?
Paul Stein died in 1921 in Treptow.
What was Paul Stein's occupation?
Paul Stein was an entomologist, zoological collector, teacher and dipterologist.
What nationality was Paul Stein?
Paul Stein was German.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Paul Stein (entomologist)
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