Ernst August Nicolai (1800,

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–1875, Arnstadt), was a German

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naturalist. He is known for his work on

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and

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Works

partial list *Nicolai EA (1822) ''Dissertatio inauguralis medica sistens Coleopterorum species agri Halensis''. Grunert, Halae, 1–48.

References

;Notes ;Sources *Katter, F. 1876: icolai, E. A.''Ent. Kalender'' , pp. 80 *Kraatz, G. 1875: icolai, E. A.''Dtsch. ent. Ztschr.'' 19, pp. 8 German entomologists 19th-century German botanists 1875 deaths 1800 births {{Germany-biologist-stub