About Rudolf van Eecke
Lived 1886 – 1975 (aged 89). Rudolf van Eecke was a Dutch entomologist.
Rudolf (or Rudolph) van Eecke (23 October 1886, Buitenzorg, Java – 24 December 1975, Leiden) was a Dutch entomologist.
He attended the gymnasium in Leiden. In 1912 he married Wilhelmina Henriëtte Petré then in 1927 Margaretha Emma Julia Hettyey. In 1916 (Leidsch Jaarboekje 1917) he became a conservator at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie now merged with Rijksmuseum van Geologie en Mineralogie as Naturalis, where he worked on Lepidoptera.
Works selection of articles by R. van Eecke including De Heterocera van Sumatra I - VII and articles on Indo-Australian Lepidoptera, published by Leiden Museum
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Who was Rudolf van Eecke?
Dutch entomologist
When was Rudolf van Eecke born?
Rudolf van Eecke was born on 23 October 1886 in Bogor.
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Rudolf van Eecke died on 24 December 1975 in Leiden.
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Rudolf van Eecke was an entomologist.
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Rudolf van Eecke was Dutch.
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