Wilhelm Von Winthem
Wilhelm von Winthem (1799–1847) was a natural history, naturalist and entomologist from Hamburg, Germany, who was chiefly interested in Diptera and Hymenoptera. Well placed in a port city, von Winthem built a world collection.Joachim Steetz. 1848. Nekrolog [Herr Wilhelm von Winthem]. ''Stettiner entomologische Zeitung'', ix(July,1848):194-198, http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Zeitung-Stettin_9_0194-0198.pdf, accessed 30 Jun 2018.Ernst Friedrich Germar. 1848. Nachschrift [nach der nekrologie für Herr Wilhelm von Winthem], ''Stettiner entomologische Zeitung'', ix(July,1848):198, http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Entomologische-Zeitung-Stettin_9_0194-0198.pdf, accessed 30 Jun 2018. Winthem belonged to a long-established family of Hamburg merchants. A successful merchant himself he became very wealthy. He purchased huge numbers of insects, concentrating on Diptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera. Johann Wilhelm Meigen worked on his European Diptera and he purchased the collection of Christ ...
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