Carl August Dohrn
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Carl August Dohrn (27 June 1806 – 10 May 1892) was a German entomologist.
Biography
Born at Stettin (Szczecin, now Poland) Carl August was the son of Heinrich Dohrn, who was a wine and spice merchant, and had made the family fortune by trading in sugar. This wealth allowed Carl August to devote himself to his various hobbies; travelling, folk music and entomology.
Although interested in all orders of insects Dohrn specialised in
Diptera (See Talk:Carl August Dohrn) and the London entomologists. He was a personal friend of Henry Tibbats Stainton
with whom he stayed in England.
A frequent visitor to London he was accompanied by the
beetles from Sumatra
.
Family
Dohrn's son
marine zoologist. Another, older, son Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn
was also an entomologist.
References
- J. W. D[ouglas] Obituary. In: Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 2. Serie, Band 3 (= Band 25), 1892, S. 164–165 (Online)
External links
- Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. Bibliography (Citations)
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