Louis Péringuey
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Louis Albert Péringuey was a South Africa
n entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and prehistorian.
He was Director of the South African Museum
in Cape Town from 1906 to his sudden death in 1924.
He wrote Descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera of South Africa (1897) and many short scientific papers describing new taxa
.
His collections are divided between the Iziko South African Museum, Transvaal Museum
, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova
and the collections of the German Entomological Institute.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and prehistorian.
He was Director of the South African Museum
Iziko South African Museum
The Iziko SA Museum is a South African national museum located in Cape Town. The museum was founded in 1825, the first in the country. It has been on its present site in the Company's Garden since 1897...
in Cape Town from 1906 to his sudden death in 1924.
He wrote Descriptive catalogue of the coleoptera of South Africa (1897) and many short scientific papers describing new taxa
Taxon
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His collections are divided between the Iziko South African Museum, Transvaal Museum
Transvaal Museum
""The Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, formerly Transvaal Museum, is a natural history museum situated in Pretoria, South Africa....
, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova is a natural history museum in Genoa, northern Italy.-External links:*...
and the collections of the German Entomological Institute.