Theodor Emil Schummel (23 May 1786, Breslau—24 February 1848) was a German

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and

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

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

. Schummel was a private

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in Breslau. He was a member of Schlesische Gesellschaft für vaterländische Cultur (

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n Society for Patriotic Culture) a largely scientific society which received royal ratification in 1809 after the draft of its constitution was sent to the government in

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and published many of his shorter scientific papers on insects in the society's journal ''Übersicht der Arbeiten und Veränderungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für Vaterländische Kultur'', abbreviated ''Übers Arb. Ver. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Kult. ''

Works

Partial list *1829. Beschreibung der in Schlesien einheimischen Arten einiger Dipteren-Gattungen. 1. Limnobia. Meigen. ''Beitrage zur Entomologie, Breslau'' 1: 97-201

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Limoniidae Limoniidae is the largest of four crane fly families, with more than 10,700 species in more than 150 genera. Some studies have suggested it to be a paraphyletic group, with some limoniids being more closely related to Tipulidae and Cylindrotomida ...

. * 1832. ''Versuch einer genauen Beschreibung der in Schlesien einheimischen Arten der Familie der Ruderwanzen Ploteres''. 56 p., 4 pls. Monograph on

Gerromorpha The Gerromorpha comprise an infraorder of insects in the "true bug" order (biology), order Hemiptera. These "typical" bugs (suborder Heteroptera) are commonly called semiaquatic bugs or shore-inhabiting bugs. The Ochteroidea (infraorder Nepomorph ...

* 1833. Versuch einer genauen Beschreibung der in Schlesien einheimischen Arten der Gattung Tipula. Meigen. Bachmukke. ''Beitrage zur Entomologie'', Breslau 3: 9–128.Monograph on

Tipulidae Tipulidae is a family of large Crane fly, crane flies in the order Diptera. There are more than 30 genera and 4,200 described species in Tipulidae, common and widespread throughout the world. A crane fly can be identified as a member of Tipuli ...

With Johann Christian Carl Günther he issued the

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''Herbarium vivum plantas in Silesia indigenas exhibens a Christiano Günther et Aemilio Schummel collectum et omnibus botanices inprimis Silesiae cultoribus ac amicis dicatum'' (1811-1830).

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* Evenhuis, N. L. 1997, Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers. 1786 births 1848 deaths German entomologists Dipterists People from Prussian Silesia Writers from Wrocław Botanists from the Kingdom of Prussia Zoologists from the Kingdom of Prussia 19th-century German botanists {{entomologist-stub