Eduard C. F. Dämel also Damel, Daemel (1821–3 September 1900) was a German

entomologist 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 ...

. Dämel was an insect dealer in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. He spent the years 1867–1874 in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, where he collected insects and other natural history material (including

botanical Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

specimens for his dealership and for the

Museum Godeffroy The Museum Godeffroy was a museum in Hamburg, Germany, which existed from 1861 to 1885. The collection was founded by Johann Cesar VI. Godeffroy, who became a wealthy shipping magnate a few years after the expansion of the trade towards Austral ...

). Dämel was the agent for

Jacob Boll Jacob Boll (28 May 1828 – 29 September 1880) was a Swiss naturalist and entomologist especially noted for his exploration of the Texas Red Beds. Boll was born 1828 in Würenlos, Switzerland, and educated as a pharmacist in Switzerland and G ...

, a Swiss born entomologist who lived in

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. Boll supplied insects from the southwestern

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and northwestern

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. Dämel and another Hamburg entomologist working in Australia,

Amalie Dietrich Koncordie Amalie Dietrich (née Nelle) (26 May 1821 – 9 March 1891) was a German naturalist who was best known for her work in Australia from 1863 to 1872, collecting specimens for the Museum Godeffroy in Hamburg. Australia Dietrich was one o ...

, collected the butterflies described by

Georg Semper Georg Semper 1863

Georg Semper (August 3, 1837 in Altona, Hamburg � ...

in 1879 in "''Beitrag zur Rhopalocerenfauna von Australien'' ". (''J. Mus. Godeffroy'' 14: 138–194 + Plates 8, 9).

Legacy

Dämel is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Australian venomous snake, ''

Hemiaspis damelii ''Hemiaspis damelii'' is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is a relatively small species of elapid with a mean snout-vent length (SVL) of . The species is endemic to eastern Australia and is most commonly found across centra ...

''. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Damel", p. 64).

Source

* Weidner, H. (1967). "''Geschichte der Entomologie in Hamburg'' ". ''Abh. Verh. Naturwiss. Ver. Hamburg, N. F.'' 9 (Supplement): 5–387.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Damel, Eduard German entomologists 1821 births 1900 deaths Place of birth missing Scientists from Hamburg People from Queensland