Gustav Breddin (25 February 1864,

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...

– 22 December 1909,

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) was a German

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

who specialised in

Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising more than 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, assassin bugs, bed bugs, and shield bugs. They range in size from ...

. He was a

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director. His collection lies in the

German Entomological Institute The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (; SDEI or DEI) is a German entomology, entomological research institute devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinary insect collection and a world-class ento ...

Works

A partial list of works includes: *(1900). Hemiptera gesammelt von Professor Kükenthal im Malayischen Archipel.''Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft'' 25: 139–202. *(1901). Die Hemipteren von Celebes - Ein Beitrag zur Faunistik der Insel. '' Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle'' 24: 1–213. *(1904). Versuch einer Rhynchotenfauna der Malayischen Insel Banguey. ''Mitteilungen des Museums für Völkerkunde in Hamburg'' 22: 201–226.

References

*Dixey, F. A. 1910: (Breddin, G.) ''Proc. Ent. Soc.'' London 1910 LXXXVIII 1864 births 1909 deaths Scientists from Magdeburg German entomologists {{Entomologist-stub