John Nietner
Encyclopedia
John Nietner was a German
naturalist
chiefly interested in botany
and entomology
. He was a plantation owner in Ceylon and described many new insect species from the island.
and the Deutsches Entomologisches Institut
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
naturalist
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
chiefly interested in botany
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and entomology
Entomology
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of arthropodology...
. He was a plantation owner in Ceylon and described many new insect species from the island.
Works
- Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 25: 381-394, 523-554 (1856).
- Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (2)19: 241-249, 374-388 (1857).
- Entomological papers, being chiefly descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera with such observations on their habits etc., as appear in any way interesting. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 26: 132-153 (1857).
- Descriptions of new Ceylon Coleoptera. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3)2: 175-183, 418-431 (1858).
- Observations on the enemies of the coffee tree in Ceylon. Colombo, Ceylon : Publisher unknown 31 pp. (1861).
- The coffee tree and its enemies: being observations on the natural history of the enemies of the coffee tree in Ceylon. Colombo : A.M. & J. Ferguson (1880).
Collection
His insect collection is in Museum für Naturkunde , BerlinHumboldt Museum
The Museum für Naturkunde, officially the ' or Naturkundemuseum , occasionally known as the Humboldt Museum, is a natural history museum in Berlin, Germany. Usually the museum's name is abbreviated MFN...
and the 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...