Hermann Rudolph Schaum

Hermann Rudolph Schaum (29 April 1819 in Glauchau (formerly Glachau) 15 September 1865 in Bonn) was a professor in Berlin and an entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera.

Up until 1847, he worked as a general practitioner in Stettin, afterwards traveling to England, North America and Egypt, where he accumulated an impressive collection of insects. He later served as a professor of entomology at the University of Berlin. On September 15, 1865, he died in Bonn from consequences of a stroke.[1]

The beetle species Diochus schaumi is named after him.[2] Schaum was a Member of the Entomological Society of Stettin.

Selected works

References

  1. ADB:Schaum, Hermann Rudolf @ Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
  2. Bug Guide Identification, Images, & Information For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin For the United States & Canada
  3. WorldCat Identities (publications)


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