Ernst Heyne
Encyclopedia
Ernst Heyne was a German
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
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He was the father of Alexander Heyne
and Martin Heyne. The Heyne family were natural history dealers, booksellers and publishers in Berlin
and London
. Ernst Heyne was a friend and business associate of insect dealers Otto Staudinger
and Andreas Bang-Haas
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
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He was the father of Alexander Heyne
Alexander Heyne
Alexander Heyne was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.He was the son of Ernst Heyne also an entomologist as was Martin Heyne Alexander's brother...
and Martin Heyne. The Heyne family were natural history dealers, booksellers and publishers in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Ernst Heyne was a friend and business associate of insect dealers Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and individuals....
and Andreas Bang-Haas
Andreas Bang-Haas
Andreas Bang-Haas was a Danish entomologist and insect dealer.In 1879 he entered into the business of the insect dealer Otto Staudinger.He married Staudinger's daughter in 1880 and became co-owner of the firm, now "Staudinger & Bang-Haas", in 1884 or 1887.The business was eventually taken over by...
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