Wilhelm Junk
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Wilhelm Junk was a Czech
natural history
, bibliographer
bookseller and entomologist.
Wilhelm Junk established his book dealership "Antiquariaat Junk", in 1899 in Berlin
. He soon became the leading dealer in works on natural history in Europe
. Junk also edited and published reference works notably Lepidopterorum Catalogus edited by Embrik Strand
and Coleopterorum Catalogus edited by Junk himself and Sigmund Schenkling
.A jewish refugee, he moved his shop to Den Haag in the 1930s.He sold his business to Rudolph Schierenberg in 1935.It still operates as "Antiquariaat Junk",
He was a Doctor of Philosophy
Honoris causae an honour conferred by the Humboldt University of Berlin
.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
natural history
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
, bibliographer
Bibliographer
"A bibliographer is a person who describes and lists books and other publications, with particular attention to such characteristics as authorship, publication date, edition, typography, etc. The result of this endeavor is a bibliography...
bookseller and entomologist.
Wilhelm Junk established his book dealership "Antiquariaat Junk", in 1899 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...
. He soon became the leading dealer in works on natural history in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Junk also edited and published reference works notably Lepidopterorum Catalogus edited by Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand was an arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species, including the greenbottle blue tarantula....
and Coleopterorum Catalogus edited by Junk himself and Sigmund Schenkling
Sigmund Schenkling
Sigmund Schenkling was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera....
.A jewish refugee, he moved his shop to Den Haag in the 1930s.He sold his business to Rudolph Schierenberg in 1935.It still operates as "Antiquariaat Junk",
He was a Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
Honoris causae an honour conferred by the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
.
Works
Incomplete list- Rara Historico Naturalia Berlin (1900-1939). The first bibliographical reference work for natural history giving detailed bibliographical, historical, and scientific information.
- Bibliographia botanica W. Junk,Berlin (1909-1916).
- SchnörkelMolluscaThe Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
um Bücher respective naturwissenschaftliche Kinkerlitzchen an‘s Licht gebracht vom Doctor Junk Berlin (1930).
External links
- Internet Archive Parts of Coleopterorum Catalogus published by, largely edited by and partly written by Wilhelm Junk.