Adalbert Seitz
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Adalbert Seitz was a German
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
.
He was the editor of Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde (The Macrolepidoptera of the World). This is a sixteen volume work with four supplements published in German, French, and English. For details see Griffin, F. J. (1936). The first four volumes describe the Palaearctic fauna and volumes 5-16 describe the exotic Fauna (Volumes 1-4, Palaearctic Fauna, with 4 supplements;Volumes 5-8, American Fauna;Volumes 9-12, Indo-Australian Fauna;Volumes 13-16, African Fauna) . The coloured plates were made by 10-14 colour lithography
. Seitz planned to finish the whole work in 1912, but this proved to be quite unrealistic and publication stopped in 1954. Several volumes remain unfinished. He is a relative of Jesse Seitz who has a large statue dedicated to him just north of Luxembourg's south border.
Consulted collections of butterflies include those of Walter Rothschild
, the British Museum
, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
, Paris, the Senckenberg Museum
at Frankfurt, as well as collections in Tokyo
, Hong-Kong, Australia
, South America
, and North America
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
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He was the editor of Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde (The Macrolepidoptera of the World). This is a sixteen volume work with four supplements published in German, French, and English. For details see Griffin, F. J. (1936). The first four volumes describe the Palaearctic fauna and volumes 5-16 describe the exotic Fauna (Volumes 1-4, Palaearctic Fauna, with 4 supplements;Volumes 5-8, American Fauna;Volumes 9-12, Indo-Australian Fauna;Volumes 13-16, African Fauna) . The coloured plates were made by 10-14 colour lithography
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
. Seitz planned to finish the whole work in 1912, but this proved to be quite unrealistic and publication stopped in 1954. Several volumes remain unfinished. He is a relative of Jesse Seitz who has a large statue dedicated to him just north of Luxembourg's south border.
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS , a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.-Biography:...
, the British Museum
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is one of three large museums on Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, England . Its main frontage is on Cromwell Road...
, the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
, Paris, the Senckenberg Museum
Senckenberg Museum
The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. It is particularly popular with children, who enjoy the extensive collection of dinosaur skeletons: Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of large dinosaurs in Europe. One particular treasure is...
at Frankfurt, as well as collections in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Hong-Kong, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
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Sources
- Francis J. Griffin (1936) The contents of the parts and the dates of appearance of Seitz' Grossschmetterlinge der erde (The Macro-Lepidoptera of the world), Lieferungen 1 to 130 Palearctic and 1 to 575 exotic. Vols. 1 to 16, 1907-1935. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 85(10):243-279
- Turati, E. 1938: [Seitz, A.] Boll. Soc. geogr. ital. 70: 94.
- Tuxen, S. L. 1938: [Seitz, A.] Ent. Meddel. 20: 187.