Johann Eusebius Voet
Johannes Voet
(print by Jacob Houbraken)
(print by Jacob Houbraken)
Johannes Eusebius Voet (24 January 1706 in Dordrecht – 28 September 1778 in The Hague) was a Dutch physician, poet, illustrator, and entomologist.
Entomologist and poet
Voet is the author of Catalogus Systematicus Coleopterorum. He was also a poet. His debut was Stichtelyke gedichten en gezangen (1744), and in 1764 he published a translation of the Psalms. 82 of his translations were included in the official Dutch translation of the Psalms published in 1773.
Johannes Voet was the son of Carel Burchat Voet (1671-1745) who was court-painter to the Earl of Portland and also an entomologist.
External links
- (Dutch) Profile of Voet in the Dutch digital library DBNL
- Catalogus Systematicus Coleopterorum from GDZ.
- Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. 2012: Bibliography of the entomological literature from the beginning until 1863 : online database - version 1.0 - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.
Plate from Catalogus Systematicus Coleopterorum
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