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Frederick Valentine Melsheimer
American entomologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Reverend Frederick Valentine Melsheimer (September 25, 1749, Negenborn, Brunswick – June 30, 1814, Hanover, Pennsylvania) was a Lutheran clergyman and early American entomologist, called the "Father of American Entomology" by successor Thomas Say. He was the author of the first major entomological work in the United States: A Catalogue of Insects of Pennsylvania (1806), a sixty-page work that describes 1,363 species of beetles.
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Frederick Valentine Melsheimer | |
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Born | (1749-09-25)September 25, 1749 |
Died | June 30, 1814(1814-06-30) (aged 64) |
Nationality | German |
Citizenship | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Entomology |
Institutions | Religious minister |
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