Eduard Wilhelm Steinheil
Eduard Wilhelm Steinheil | |
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| Born | 1830 |
| Died | 11 October 1879 (aged 48–49) Colombia |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Discovering new species of insects (entomology) |
| Spouse | Johanne née Muller[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Steinheil |
Eduard Wilhelm Steinheil (1830[2] – 11 October[3] 1879[2]) (also known as Edoardo Steinheil)[2] was a German entomologist and engineer.
Life[edit]
He was born in 1830 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany, to Carl August von Steinheil and Margarethe Amalie née Steinheil.[1]
He worked for C. A. Steinheil & Söhne, an optical-astronomical company founded in 1854 by his father.[3]
He made multiple trips to Colombia to research beetles there.[3]
He died on 11 October 1879 in Colombia due to sunstroke.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Staib, Ludwig Friedrich (1864). Stipendien-Büchlein (in German). Maier. p. 9.
- ^ a b c Checklist of the Coleopterous Insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1957. p. 1301. ISBN 9780598370983.
- ^ a b c d Kraatz, Ernst Gustav (1879). "Herr Eduard Wilhelm Steinheil". Entomologische monatsblätter (in German). 23: 22.
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