Levi Walter Mengel (September 27, 1868 – February 3, 1941) was an
entomologist
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from
Reading, Pennsylvania
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. He was director of the
Reading Public Museum
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Collection
The museum's art collection contai ...
. He was a member of the
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.
Biography
He was born on September 27, 1868, to Matthias Schoener Mengel and Amelie Matilde Soder. He died on February 3, 1941.
References
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1868 births
1941 deaths
American entomologists
People from Reading, Pennsylvania