Deutsches Entomologisches Institut Totale

The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (; SDEI or DEI) is a German

entomological Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the ...

research institute devoted to the study of

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinary insect collection and a world-class entomological library. Since 2009, the SDEI has been part of the

Senckenberg Nature Research Society The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (, until 2008 ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft'') is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Overview Its purpose is to conduct research in the natural sciences a ...

Insect collections

The department of Phylogenetic Systematics and Taxonomy of Insects maintains about 3 million pinned insects and uncounted specimens in the wet collection, among others the collections of: *

Rudolf von Bennigsen Karl Wilhelm Rudolf von Bennigsen (10 July 1824, Lüneburg – 7 August 1902, Bennigsen near Springe) was a German politician descended from an old Hanoverian family. Biography Bennigsen was born at Lüneburg on 10 July 1824. He was desce ...

(1824-1902) * Karl Bleyl (1908-1995) *

Carl Julius Bernhard Börner Carl Julius Bernhard Börner (28 May 1880 – 14 June 1953) was a German entomologist. Börner was born in Bremen and died in Naumburg. His collections of Collembola are located in the Natural History Museum, London and the Deutsches Entomolog ...

(1880-1953) *

Peter Friedrich Bouché Peter Friedrich Bouché (15 February 1785, in Berlin – 3 April 1856, in Berlin) was a German botany, botanist and entomologist. His collection is in the German Entomological Institute. References

*Anonym 1858: ''Accentuated list of British L ...

(1784-1856) * Gustav Breddin (1864-1909) * Adolf Willy Lothar Dieckmann (1920-1990) * Karl Friedrich Ermisch (1898-1970) *

Karl Flach Karl Flach ( Villmar, 15 August 1821 - Bay of Valparaiso, 3 May 1866) was a German mechanic and engineer who designed and built the '' Flach'', the first Chilean submarine. Biography Born Johann Anton Flach, he was the son of watchmaker Heinr ...

(1856-1920) * Gerrit Friese (1931-1990) *

Johann Georg Haag-Rutenberg Johann Georg Haag-Rutenberg (10 October 1830 Frankfurt am Main – 20 November 1879 Frankfurt am Main) was a German entomologist, lawyer and farmer, who was also an authority on the Coleoptera. His acronym is Haag.http://www.zobodat.at/biografien/ ...

(1830-1880) *

Lucas Friedrich Julius Dominikus von Heyden Lucas Friedrich Julius Dominikus von Heyden (22 May 1838, Frankfurt – 13 September 1915, Frankfurt) was a German entomologist specialising in beetles (Coleoptera). He wrote with Edmund Reitter and Julius Weise ''Catalogus coleopterorum Europae, ...

(1838-1915) *

Walther Hermann Richard Horn Walther Hermann Richard Horn (19 October 1871 – 10 July 1939) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in beetles (Coleoptera), particularly the tiger beetles. He became the founding director of the German entomological institute ...

(1871-1939) * Carl Friedrich Ketel (1861-1906) *

Hermann Kläger Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Mis ...

(1847-1923) * Hermann Albert Friedrich Köller (1885-1968) * Wilhelm Koltze (1839-1914) *

Ernst Gustav Kraatz Ernst Gustav Kraatz (13 March 1831 – 2 November 1909) was a German entomologist. He collected and described numerous beetles including Staphylinidae. Kraatz was a founding member of the Berlin Entomological Club (Berliner Entomologischer Verein) ...

(1831-1909) *

Friedrich Wilhelm Konow Friedrich Wilhelm Konow (11 July 1842, in Mechow – 18 March 1908, in Teschendorf) was a German priest and amateur entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Tenthredinidae. Konow was born in Mechow where he attended the school w ...

(1842-1908) *

Karl Friedrich Lange Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl of Austria, last Austrian Emperor * Karl (footballer) (born 1993), Karl Cachoe ...

(1844-1913) *

Otto Leonhard Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', '' Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded fro ...

(1853-1929) *

Karl Wilhelm Letzner Karl Wilhelm Letzner (13 June 1812 – 15 December 1889) was a Silesian high school teacher and entomologist. He has been considered a pioneer of Silesian entomology and he documented the beetle fauna of south-western Poland. Biography Letzner ...

(1812-1889) *

Bernhardt Lichtwardt Bernhardt is both a given name and a surname, deriving from multiple languages, such as German. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Bernhardt Esau (born 1957), Namibian politician and Deputy Ministry of Trade and Industry *Bernhardt ...

(1857-1943) *

Walter Liebmann Walter may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–19 ...

(1885-1974) *

Gustav Adolf Lohse Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short cart ...

(1910-1994) *

Axel Leonard Melander Axel Leonard Melander (3 June 187814 August 1962) was an American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera. Specimens collected by Melander are held at the German Entomological Institute and the National Museum of Natural History. ...

(1878-1962) *

Julius Melzer Julius may refer to: People * Julius (name), a masculine given name and surname (includes a list of people with the name) * Julius (nomen), the name of a Roman family (includes a list of Ancient Romans with the name) ** Julius Caesar (100– ...

(1878-1934) * Wilhelm Mink (1807-1883) * Karl-Heinz Mohr (1925-1989) * Julius Neresheimer (1880-1943) * Heinrich von Oettingen (1878-1956) *

Lorenz Oldenberg Lorenz Oldenberg (2 January 1863, in Berlin – 24 May 1931, in Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Diptera. Lorenz Oldenberg was an official at the Patent Office. Works partial list *Oldenberg, L., 1910, Vier neue paläarktisch ...

(1863-1931) *

Carl Robert Osten-Sacken Carl Robert Osten-Sacken or Carl-Robert Romanovich, Baron von der Osten-Sacken, Baron Osten Sacken (21 August 1828, – 20 May 1906) was a German-Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York City duri ...

(1828-1906) * Gustav Paganetti-Hummler (1871-1949) *

Paul Pape Paul Pape (born July 17, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Double J in the 1977 film ''Saturday Night Fever''. Post Saturday Night Fever, he has appeared in over 20 films. He also played a supporting role in the 2008 racing v ...

(1859-1933) * Helmuth Patzak (1927-1988) * Ernst Pietsch (1872-1930) * Karl Ritter (1909-1998) * William Henry Rolph (1847-1883) * Arthur Leopold Albert Maria Rottenberg (1843-1875) *

Max Saalmüller Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main), Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and Germany, German entomologist. List of works * Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' ...

(1832-1890) * Johann Christian Rudolf Sachse (1802-1891) *

Hans Sauter Hans Sauter (6 June 1925 – 1 October 2014) was an Austrian gymnast. He competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(1871-1948) * Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss (1833-1890) * Karl Gotthilf Schenkling (1835-1911) *

Sigmund Schenkling Sigmund Schenkling (11 July 1865, in Laucha an der Unstrut – 16 December 1946, in Eisleben) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Schenkling's collection is held by the German Entomological Institute. It is notable for C ...

(1865-1946)

Entomological Information Center

The Entomology Information CenterEntomology Information Center
/ref> keeps: * 24,000 monographies, anthologies * 48,000 volumes of periodicals of about 2.400 journals and series (titles), among them 850 current serial journals * 118,000 separata * 1,500 further media (maps, films, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS) The archives are also associated here, which comprise: * 120 bequests of entomologists * A collection of 6,000 portraits including photographs, engravings, prints, and press clippings of entomologists * A collection of objects related to entomology, such as postcards, small figurines, or costume jewellery

External links

Official website

DEZ History
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References

1886 establishments in Germany Entomological organizations Biology societies Research institutes in Germany Scientific organizations established in 1886 {{Germany-org-stub

Insect collections

Entomological Information Center

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