Ernst Otto Wilhelm Taschenberg
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Ernst Otto Wilhelm Taschenberg (23 March 1854 , Halle
-20 March 1923) was a German
entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera
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He was the son of Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
.From 1879 after studying zoology at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg he worked alongside his father at the Zoological institute in Halle. After his father’s death he became Curator
(Kustos) of the Institute’s museum and Professor of Entomology.
He worked on all Hymenoptera but mainly Cynipidae. His collections are held by Halle University (Biozentrum).
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia...
-20 March 1923) was a German
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 Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
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He was the son of Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg
Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg was a German entomologist.-Life:After 1836 Taschenberg studied mathematics and natural sciences in Leipzig and Berlin.He went, then, as an auxiliary teacher to the Franckesche Stiftungen and dedicated himself to arranging the important beetle collection of professor ...
.From 1879 after studying zoology at the Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg he worked alongside his father at the Zoological institute in Halle. After his father’s death he became Curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
(Kustos) of the Institute’s museum and Professor of Entomology.
He worked on all Hymenoptera but mainly Cynipidae. His collections are held by Halle University (Biozentrum).
External links
- History of entomology at Halle in German