Deutsches Entomolgisches Institut Totale

The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (german: Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, SDEI or DEI) is a German

entomological Entomology () is the 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 as arach ...

research institute devoted to the study of

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

s. Founded in 1886, the institute has an extraordinary insect collection and a world-class entomological library. Since 2009, the SDEI has been part of the

Senckenberg Nature Research Society The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (german: link=no, Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, until 2008 ''Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft'') is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main. Overview ...

Insect collections

The department of Phylogenetic Systematics and Taxonomy of Insects maintains about 3 million pinned insects and uncounted specimens in the wet collection, among others the collections of: *

Rudolf von Bennigsen Karl Wilhelm Rudolf von Bennigsen (10 July 1824, Lüneburg – 7 August 1902, Bennigsen near Springe) was a German politician descended from an old Hanoverian family. Biography Bennigsen was born at Lüneburg on 10 July 1824. He was desce ...

(1824-1902) * Karl Bleyl (1908-1995) *

Carl Julius Bernhard Börner Carl Julius Bernhard Börner (28 May 1880 – 14 June 1953) was a German entomologist. Börner was born in Bremen and died in Naumburg. His collections of Collembola are located in the Natural History Museum, London and the Deutsches Entomolog ...

(1880-1953) *

Peter Friedrich Bouché Peter Friedrich Bouché (15 February 1785, Berlin – 3 April 1856, Berlin) was a German botanist and entomologist. His collection is in the German Entomological Institute The Senckenberg German Entomological Institute (german: Senckenberg Deut ...

(1784-1856) * Gustav Breddin (1864-1909) * Adolf Willy Lothar Dieckmann (1920-1990) * Karl Friedrich Ermisch (1898-1970) *

Karl Flach Karl Flach (Villmar, 15 August 1821 - Bay of Valparaiso, 3 May 1866 ) was a German mechanic and engineer who designed and built the Flach (submarine), Flach; the first Chilean submarine. Biography Born Johann Anton Flach, he was the son of watc ...

(1856-1920) * Gerrit Friese (1931-1990) * Johann Georg Haag-Rutenberg (1830-1880) *

Lucas Friedrich Julius Dominikus von Heyden Lucas Friedrich Julius Dominikus von Heyden (22 May 1838, Frankfurt – 13 September 1915, Frankfurt) was a German entomologist specialising in beetles (Coleoptera). He wrote with Edmund Reitter and Julius Weise ''Catalogus coleopterorum Europae, ...

(1838-1915) *

Walther Hermann Richard Horn Walther Hermann Richard Horn (19 October 1871 – 10 July 1939) was a German entomologist who specialised in beetles (Coleoptera). He was born in Berlin, where he also died. He is not to be confused with the American entomologist George Henry Hor ...

(1871-1939) * Carl Friedrich Ketel (1861-1906) *

Hermann Kläger Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Mis ...

(1847-1923) * Hermann Albert Friedrich Köller (1885-1968) * Wilhelm Koltze (1839-1914) *

Ernst Gustav Kraatz Ernst Gustav Kraatz (13 March 1831 – 2 November 1909) was a German entomologist. He collected and described numerous beetles including Staphylinidae. Kraatz was born in Berlin on 13 March 1831. He studied law in the University of Heidelberg ...

(1831-1909) *

Friedrich Wilhelm Konow Friedrich Wilhelm Konow (11 July 1842, in Mechow – 18 March 1908, in Teschendorf) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera especially Tenthredinidae. Konow was a vicar studying entomology in his spare time. He wrote ''Fa ...

(1842-1908) * Karl Friedrich Lange (1844-1913) *

Otto Leonhard Otto is a masculine German given name and a surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', '' Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded f ...

(1853-1929) *

Karl Wilhelm Letzner Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

(1812-1889) *

Bernhardt Lichtwardt Bernhardt is both a given name and a surname, deriving from multiple languages, such as German. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Bernhardt Esau (born 1957), Namibian politician and Deputy Ministry of Trade and Industry *Bernhardt ...

(1857-1943) *

Walter Liebmann Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

(1885-1974) *

Gustav Adolf Lohse Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: * Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media * ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film * ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hungarian series of animated short car ...

(1910-1994) *

Axel Leonard Melander Axel Leonard Melander () was an American entomologist specialising in Diptera and Hymenoptera. His collection is shared between the German Entomological Institute and the National Museum of Natural History. Educational career He received his ...

(1878-1962) *

Julius Melzer The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...

(1878-1934) * Wilhelm Mink (1807-1883) * Karl-Heinz Mohr (1925-1989) * Julius Neresheimer (1880-1943) * Heinrich von Oettingen (1878-1956) *

Lorenz Oldenberg Lorenz Oldenberg (2 January 1863, in Berlin – 24 May 1931, in Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Diptera. Lorenz Oldenberg was an official at the Patent Office. Works partial list *Oldenberg, L., 1910, Vier neue paläarktische ...

(1863-1931) *

Carl Robert Osten-Sacken Carl Robert Osten-Sacken or Carl-Robert Romanovich, Baron von der Osten-Sacken, Baron Osten Sacken (21 August 1828, – 20 May 1906) was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York City during the ...

(1828-1906) * Gustav Paganetti-Hummler (1871-1949) * Paul Pape (1859-1933) * Helmuth Patzak (1927-1988) * Ernst Pietsch (1872-1930) * Karl Ritter (1909-1998) * William Henry Rolph (1847-1883) * Arthur Leopold Albert Maria Rottenberg (1843-1875) *

Max Saalmüller Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and German entomologist. List of works * Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' of Ludwig Bechstein Ludwig Bechs ...

(1832-1890) * Johann Christian Rudolf Sachse (1802-1891) * Hans Sauter (1871-1948) * Ludwig Wilhelm Schaufuss (1833-1890) * Karl Gotthilf Schenkling (1835-1911) *

Sigmund Schenkling Sigmund Schenkling (11 July 1865, in Laucha an der Unstrut – 16 December 1946, in Eisleben) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. Schenkling's collection is held by the German Entomological Institute. It is notable for ...

(1865-1946)

Entomological Information Center

The Entomology Information CenterEntomology Information Center
/ref> keeps: * 24,000 monographies, anthologies * 48,000 volumes of periodicals of about 2.400 journals and series (titles), among them 850 current serial journals * 118,000 separata * 1,500 further media (maps, films, CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS) The archives are also associated here, which comprise: * 120 bequests of entomologists * a collection of 6000 portraits including photographs, engravings, prints, and press clippings of entomologists * a collection of objects related to entomology, such as postcards, small figurines, or costume jewellery

External links

Official website

DEZ History
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References

1886 establishments in Germany Entomological organizations Biology societies Research institutes in Germany Scientific organizations established in 1886 {{Germany-org-stub

Insect collections

Entomological Information Center

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