Ernst Gustav Kraatz was a German

Germany

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 entomologist.

Kraatz was born in Berlin

Berlin

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 on 13 March, 1831 and died in the same city where he was a Professor at the University of Berlin. He was mainly interested in Coleoptera. His collection is held by Deutsches Entomologisches Institut

Deutsches Entomologisches Institut

The German Entomological Institute is a German entomological society devoted to the study of insects. Founded in 1886, the society has an extensive library and insect collections...

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Kraatz worked on the beetle fauna of the whole world using the vast collections in the Humboldt Museum

Humboldt Museum

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Works

• Kraatz, G. (1856a-1857a) Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands. Abt. 1. Coleoptera. Zweiter Band. Berlin: Verlag der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung, viii+1080 pp.

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Kraatz,G. Prof. Dr. Gustav Kraatz. 50 järingen Jubilaeum 164 pages, 4 plates 1906 gives a complete list the list of his publications and the species described.

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