Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven
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Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven (18 October 1816, Rotterdam
- 22 March 1880) was a Dutch entomologist. He was curator of the entomological collections of the Natural History Museum, Leiden from 1854 to 1873, when he retired due to health problems. In 1857 he founded Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, a journal of systematic and evolutionary entomology published by the Netherlands Entomological Society
. Sellen van Vollenhoven was a founder member of this Society. He described 9 genera and 471 species of insects.
Rotterdam
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- 22 March 1880) was a Dutch entomologist. He was curator of the entomological collections of the Natural History Museum, Leiden from 1854 to 1873, when he retired due to health problems. In 1857 he founded Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, a journal of systematic and evolutionary entomology published by the Netherlands Entomological Society
Netherlands Entomological Society
The Netherlands Entomological Society was founded in 1845 for the purpose of improving and promoting entomology in the Netherlands. The society has more than 600 members.-External links:*Official website: ...
. Sellen van Vollenhoven was a founder member of this Society. He described 9 genera and 471 species of insects.
External links
- Short bio,portrait
- The colour plates not illustrated.
- Internet Archive Pinacographia Illustrations of more than 1,000 species of north-west-European Ichneumonide, sensu Linnaeano Afbeeldingen van meer dan 1,000 soorten noord-west-europeesche sluipwespen (ichneumones sensu Linnaeano) (1880) Text in English and Dutch
- Internet Archive Essai d'une faune entomologique de l'archipel Indonéerlandais (1865)Include colour plates