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August Wilhelm Knoch (June 8, 1742 – June 2, 1818) was a
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naturalist born in Braunschweig. He was a professor of physics at Collegium Carolinum. He studied theology at the University of Leipzig. In 1775 he was hired as a caretaker at the Collegium Carolinum, during which time his interests turned to natural sciences. In 1789 he became a professor of physics.ADB: Knoch, August Wilhelm
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He was the author of the following works in
entomology Entomology () is the science, scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such ...
: * ''Beyträge zur Insektengeschichte'' Leipzig (Schwickert). three volumes 1781, 1782, 1783. * ''Neue Beyträge zur Insectenkunde'' Leipzig (Schwickert) 1801.


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1742 births 1818 deaths German naturalists German entomologists Scientists from Braunschweig People from Brunswick-Lüneburg Academic staff of the Technical University of Braunschweig {{Germany-biologist-stub