Alexander Heyne (1 July 1869,

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– 1927,

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) was a German

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was the son of Ernst H. Heyne (1833-1905) also an entomologist as was Martin Heyne, Alexander's brother. The Heyne family were natural history dealers, booksellers, and publishers in Berlin and

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. He contributed to ''Die palaearktischen Grossschmetterlinge und ihre Naturgeschichte''. Band 1. Leipzig, Ernst Heyne (1892-1895) a monograph on butterflies edited by Fritz Rühl and the Berlin insect dealer

Max Bartel Max Bartel (1879 – 2 July 1914, Nürnberg) was a German entomologist. Max Bartel was an insect dealer (Insektenhändler) in Berlin. He specialised in Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butter ...

(1879-1914).

References

*Korschefsky, R. 1929: eyne, A. ''Dt. ent. Z.'' 73-74 *Möbius, E. 1943 ''Dt. Ent. Z. Iris'' 57 1-27 German lepidopterists 1869 births 1927 deaths Scientists from Leipzig Date of death missing {{entomologist-stub