Georg Karl Maria von Seidlitz (June 19, 1840,

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– July 15, 1917, Irschenhausen near

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) was a German

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and

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. He was a

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teacher in

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(1868–77), then in

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, (1877–88), where he became a

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expert. He later specialised in

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, describing many new ''species'' and he wrote '' Fauna Baltica. Die Käfer (Coleoptera) der Ostseeprovinzen Russlands''. Dorpat, 1875. His general beetle collection is conserved in the

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, his

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Coleoptera are in the zoology museum in

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. Von Seidlitz was an early supporter of

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.Buchanan, Brett. (2008). ''Onto-Ethologies: The Animal Environments of Uexkull, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Deleuze''. State University of New York Press. p. 9.

Selected publications

*''Die Darwin'sche Theorie: Elf Vorlesungen über die Entstehung der Thiere und Planzen durch Naturzüchtung'' (1871)

References

*Klausnitzer, B. 2003: Der Beitrag österreichischer Entomologen zur Erforschung der Marienkäfer (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). ''Denisia'' 8 91-120, 30 Abb. 92 *Scherer, G. 1992: ''Die Sektion Coleoptera der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München''. Spixiana Suppl. 17 61-71, 5 Abb. 66 (Sammlung)

External links

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History of Zoology in Königsberg
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seidlitz, Georg Karl Maria 1840 births 1917 deaths Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the German Empire Baltic-German people from the Russian Empire Scientists from the Russian Empire German entomologists Scientists from Saint Petersburg Academic staff of the University of Tartu Academic staff of the University of Königsberg