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Imperial Order of the Rose
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60969 · wikidata
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Hermann Burmeister
1807-01-15 – 1892-05-02
Life & Legacy
Karl Hermann Konrad Burmeister (also known as Carlos Germán Conrado Burmeister) (15 January 1807 – 2 May 1892) was a German Argentine zoologist, entomologist, herpetologist, botanist, and coleopterologist. He served as a professor at the University of Halle, headed the museum there and published the Handbuch der Entomologie (1832–1855) before moving to Argentina where he worked until his death.
Occupation & Career
curator, ornithologist, geographer, geologist, botanist, marine biologist, zoologist, meteorologist, lepidopterist, herpetologist, paleontologist, naturalist, university teacher, entomologist, politician, physician, explorer, writer, botanical collector, scientific collector, teacher
Education
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg; University of Greifswald
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Imperial Order of the Rose; Order of the Crown
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Imperial Order of the Rose · Order of the Crown
Employer
Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum · Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · National University of Córdoba
Organizations & Memberships
Academy of Sciences of Turin · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Linnean Society of London · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Entomological Society · Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences · Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
Education & Institutions
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · University of Greifswald
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Order of the Crown
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q60969 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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