Georg Friedrich Treitschke (; 29 August 1776 – 4 June 1842) was a German

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, translator and

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. In 1800 he came to the Vienna Hofoper. From 1809 to 1814 he was principal of the Viennese Theater an der Wien. He wrote mostly librettos for

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and C. Weigl (Weisenhaus, The Orphanage), and translated many French operas into German. In 1814 he revised the libretto of ''

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Entomological works

* with Ochsenheimer, F. (1825): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 5/1. – Leipzig (Fleischer). XVI + 414 S. * Treitschke, F. (1825): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 5/2. – Leipzig (Fleischer). 447 + S. * Treitschke, F. (1826): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 5/3. – Leipzig (Fleischer). IV + 419 + S. * Treitschke, F. (1827): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 6/1. – Leipzig (Fleischer). VIII + 444 S. * Treitschke, F. (1828): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 6/2. – Leipzig (Fleischer). 319 S. * Treitschke, F. (1829): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 7. – Leipzig (Fleischer). VI + 252 S. * Treitschke, F. (1830): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 8. – Leipzig (Fleischer). VIII + 312 S. * Treitschke, F. (1832): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 9/1. – Leipzig (Fleischer). VIII + 272 S. * Treitschke, F. (1833): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 9/2. – Leipzig (Fleischer). 284 S. * Treitschke, F. (1834): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 10/1. – Leipzig (Fleischer). X + 286 S. * Treitschke, F. (1835): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 10/2. – Leipzig (Fleischer). + 340 S. * Treitschke, F. (1835): Die Schmetterlinge von Europa, Band 10/3. – Leipzig (Fleischer). + 302 S. * Treitschke, F. (Hrsg.) (1840-1843): Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches. Nach William Jardine. Vorwort von K. Vogel. 4 Bände. – Pesth und Leipzig (Hartleben). Ca. 770 S., 180 Taf. (360 Abb.). * Treitschke, F. (1841): Naturgeschichte der europäischen Schmetterlinge. Schwärmer und Spinner. – Pesth (Hartleben). + XIV + + 222 S., Frontispiz, 30 Taf.

References

*Max Mendheim:
Treitschke, Georg Friedrich
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