Daniel Ziegler
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Rev. Daniel Ziegler was a minister in Kreutz Creek
and York
, Pennsylvania
, and also an avid entomologist. He was a friend of Dr. Frederick Ernst Melsheimer
(1782–1873), who like his father the Rev. Frederick Valentine Melsheimer
(1749–1814), was also a keen entomologist. Their collections ended up in a Harvard University
museum, and comprised 14,774 specimens from 5,302 different species.
Ziegler studied at the University of Pennsylvania
and, later, theology
at the German Reformed Seminary in York. He was the minister for 37 years of Kraeutz-Creek Church near York as well as up to eight other churches. With his wife, Eve Eyster, he had 10 children, including son Dr. H. A. Ziegler.
It was during his time as minister at Kraeutz-Creek that he began studying entomology. He often accompanied his father on insect-collecting
excursions, using the beat net method of collecting, uncommon in America at the time.
Rev. Ziegler's only entomological paper, a description of 36 new species of Coleoptera, was published for the assistance of Dr. Melsheimer, whose home was close to one of Rev. Ziegler's churches.
Kreutz Creek
Kreutz Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in York County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Kreutz Creek joins the Susquehanna River at the borough of Wrightsville.-Variant names:...
and York
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, and also an avid entomologist. He was a friend of Dr. Frederick Ernst Melsheimer
Frederick Ernst Melsheimer
Frederick Ernst Melsheimer, M.D. was an American entomologist noted for his work on Coleoptera. He was President of the American Entomological Society in 1853. Frederick Ernest Melsheimer's most important work was Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United States...
(1782–1873), who like his father the Rev. Frederick Valentine Melsheimer
Frederick Valentine Melsheimer
The Reverend Frederick Valentine Melsheimer was a Lutheran clergyman and early American entomologist, called the "Father of American Entomology" by successor Thomas Say...
(1749–1814), was also a keen entomologist. Their collections ended up in a Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
museum, and comprised 14,774 specimens from 5,302 different species.
Ziegler studied at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and, later, theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at the German Reformed Seminary in York. He was the minister for 37 years of Kraeutz-Creek Church near York as well as up to eight other churches. With his wife, Eve Eyster, he had 10 children, including son Dr. H. A. Ziegler.
It was during his time as minister at Kraeutz-Creek that he began studying entomology. He often accompanied his father on insect-collecting
Insect collecting
Insect collecting is the collection of insects for hobby, scientific study or profit. Historically insect collecting has been widespread and a very popular educational hobby. Insect collecting has left traces in European cultural history, literature and songs Insect collecting is the collection of...
excursions, using the beat net method of collecting, uncommon in America at the time.
Rev. Ziegler's only entomological paper, a description of 36 new species of Coleoptera, was published for the assistance of Dr. Melsheimer, whose home was close to one of Rev. Ziegler's churches.