Joseph Kriechbaumer (21 March 1819,

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- 2 May 1902),

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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 ...

who specialised in

Hymenoptera Hymenoptera is a large order (biology), order of insects, comprising the sawfly, sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are Par ...

especially

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. A

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, Kriechbaumer was Kurator (Director) of the Munich Natural History Museum (

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). His son Anton Kriechbaumer (1849-1935) was also an entomologist.

References

*Anonym 1902 riechbaumer, J. ''Entomologist's Monthly Magazine'' (3) 38 288-289 . *Fowler, W. W. 1902 riechbaumer, J.'' Trans. Ent. Soc. London'' 1902 LIX *Konow, F. W. 1902 riechbaumer, J. ''Z. syst. Hymenopt. Dipterol''. 2 273-275. *Kutzscher, C. & Taeger, A. 1998 Portraits und biographische Daten. In: Taeger, A. & Blank, S. M. 1998 (Hrsg.): ''Pflanzenwespen Deutschlands'' (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Kommentierte Bestandsaufnahme. Goecke & Evers, Keltern. 1819 births 1902 deaths German entomologists Hymenopterists {{entomologist-stub