Curt Eisner
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BornApril 28, 1890
Zabrze, Germany
DiedDecember 30, 1981 (aged 91)
The Hague, Netherlands
KnownforSpecialisation in Parnassinae (snow butterflies)
Notable workParnassiana nova series
Curt Eisner | |
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 Curt Eisner in 1974 | |
| Born | April 28, 1890 Zabrze, Germany |
| Died | December 30, 1981 (aged 91) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Known for | Specialisation in Parnassinae (snow butterflies) |
| Notable work | Parnassiana nova series |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
Curt Eisner (April 28, 1890 in Zabrze – December 30, 1981 in The Hague) was a German entomologist who specialised in snow butterflies or Parnassinae. His collections of Parnassinae are in Naturalis, in Leiden, and his Ornithoptera and Morphidae are in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.In the 1930s he lived in Berlin Dahlem.
