John William Weidemeyer
John William Weidemeyer (b. in
entomologist
.
Biography
In Germany, his father had been an officer in the bodyguards of
Ratisbon, Germany. In connection with the study of entomology
, he published Catalogue of North-American Butterflies (Philadelphia, 1864).
Writings
He contributed to the Christian Inquirer and the Philadelphia, and at one point he was preparing Cæsar and Cleopatra, an acting drama. Weidemeyer also published Real and Ideal: a Collection of Metrical Compositions by John W. Montclair (Philadelphia, 1865); Themes and Translations (New York, 1867); American Fish, and how to catch Them (1885); and From Alpha to Omega (1889).
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References
- Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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