Eduard Gustav Honrath (11 August 1837, in Coblenz – 19 April 1893, in Berlin) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, particularly Parnassius.
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| Born | Eduard Gustav Honrath 11 August 1837 |
| Died | 19 April 1893 (aged 55) |
| Occupation(s) | Entomologist, art dealer |
Honrath was a well-known art dealer in Berlin. Among his entomological achievements, he described Parnassius graeseri (1885) (now Parnassius bremeri graeseri (a subspecies), Parnassius stenosemus and Papilio neumoegeni (both 1890) in the Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. He was a member of the Entomological Society of Berlin, and its president for many years.
References edit
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists (in French, Bénézit Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs) Éditions Gründ, Paris.(1911).
- Anonym 1893 [Honrath, E. G.] Insektenbörse 10: 81.
- Dönitz, W. (1893). "Nekrolog: Ed. G. Honrath". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift (in German). 39 (2): 319–320. doi:10.1002/mmnd.18940390216.
- Elwes, H. J. (1893). "Annual Meeting, January 17, 1894: The President's Address". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London: lvii.
External links edit
- [1] portrait, further references.
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