Joseph von Hagens (1826,

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

-1899, Düsseldorf) was a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

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

Apidae Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...

and

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. He was a regional court judge in Dusseldorf.His collection of Apidae was held by the now destroyed Dominikaner-Kloster 'Trans Cedron' Venl

Works

partial list *(1874) Genitalien der männlichen Bienen als vorzügliche Mittel zur Artbestimmung. ''Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens'', 24: 64; Bonn. *(1874): Ueber die Genitalien der männlichen Bienen, besonders der Gattung ''

Sphecodes ''Sphecodes'' is a genus of bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. ''Sphecodes'' bees are kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the genera ''Lasioglo ...

''. ''Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift'', 18: 25; Berlin. *(1875): Über Bienen- und Ameisenzwitter. ''Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens'', 32: 37; Bonn. *(1876): Die Genitalien der männlichen Bienen. ''Tageblatt der Versammlung Deutscher Naturforscher und Aerzte'', 49: 175; Berlin. *(1877): Die Bienengattung ''Sphecodes''. ''Entomologische Nachrichten'', 3: 53;Putbu
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*(1882): Ueber die männlichen Genitalien der Bienen-Gattung Sphecodes. ''Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift'', 26: 209; Berlin.

References

*Heinrich Wolf, 2006 Dr. Joseph von Hagens, 1826-1899, zum Gedächtnis '' Jahresberichte des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Wuppertal'' e.V.; 59. Heft; 200
Zobodat pdfGaedicke in Groll, E. K. (Hrsg.): Biografien der Entomologen der Welt : Datenbank. Version 4.15 : Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, 2010.
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