Friedrich Berge
German naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist
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Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Berge (11 December 1811, Stuttgart–19 September 1883) was a German naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist. He was the author of Kaferbuch (on beetles) Conchylienbuch (on shells) and Schmetterlingsbuch (on butterflies and moths) and Die Fortpflanzung europäischer und aussereuropäischer Vögel.[1] Ein Beitrag zur Naturgeschichte derselben (Stuttgart, L.F. Rieger, 1840–1841). This work on European and non-European birds gives brief descriptions of range and nesting habits.[citation needed]
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Berge | |
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| Born | 11 December 1811 Stuttgart |
| Died | 19 September 1883 (aged 71) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Naturalism, Ornithology, Entomology |
His Schmetterlingsbuch was published in many editions, continuing after his death. The plates were re-used, with translated and edited texts in guides to the Lepidopteran faunas of other west European countries.[citation needed]. For example Britain and France.[2] The authors were W.F. Kirby[3][4] and Louis Marie Depuiset.
Works
- Giftpflanzen-Buch oder allgemeine und besondere Naturgeschichte sämmtlicher inländischen sowie der wichtigsten ausländischen phanerogamischen und cryptogamischen Giftgewächse, mit treuen Abbildungen sämmtlicher inländischer und vieler ausländischer Gattungen . Hoffmann, Stuttgart 1845 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
