Léon Becker
Belgian painter (1826–1909)
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Léon Becker (1826 – 27 January 1909) was a Belgian botanist, painter, naturalist, and arachnologist.[1][2]
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Born1826
Brussels, Belgium
Died27 January 1909 (aged 82–83)
Brussels, Belgium
Notable workLes Arachnides de Belgique
Léon Becker | |
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| Born | 1826 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 27 January 1909 (aged 82–83) Brussels, Belgium |
| Notable work | Les Arachnides de Belgique |
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Biography
From a young age, he became passionate about entomology, with a particular interest in arachnology. He is the author of the first studies on Belgian spiders.[3] Between 1882 and 1896, he published four volumes entitled Les Arachnides de Belgique,[4] which he illustrated himself. His lithographs are of very high quality.
He also studied Dutch, German, Moldavian, and Hungarian fauna.
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