Philogène Wytsman
Entomologist, ornithologist, publisher
About Philogène Wytsman
Lived 1866 – 1925 (aged 58). Philogène Wytsman was a Belgian entomologist, ornithologist and publisher.
Philogène Auguste Galilée Wytsman (12 August 1866 – 1 March 1925) was a Belgian ornithologist, entomologist and publisher most noted for his serial publications Genera Avium and Genera Insectorum.
26 issues of Genera Avium were published between 1905 and 1914. These were written by leading European and British ornithologists. Wytsman himself authored the second family, the Todidae.
Genera Insectorum was another multi-authored series begun in 1902. This consisted of 219 issues, the last occurring in 1970.
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Who was Philogène Wytsman?
entomologist, ornithologist, publisher (1866–1925)
When was Philogène Wytsman born?
Philogène Wytsman was born on 12 August 1866 in Brussels.
When did Philogène Wytsman die?
Philogène Wytsman died on 1 March 1925 in Brussels.
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Philogène Wytsman was an entomologist, ornithologist and publisher.
What nationality was Philogène Wytsman?
Philogène Wytsman was Belgian.
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