Adolphe de Graslin
Adolphe Hercule de Graslin (born April 11, 1802 at Malitourne Castle , Flée (Sarthe) ; † May 31, 1882 ibid) was a French entomologist . He mainly collected butterflies .
Graslin came from a noble family based in Malitourne Castle. He was a founding member of the Société Entomologique de France . Among other things, he published a monograph on European caterpillars.
His collection later became part of the collection of Charles Oberthür .
Fonts
- with Jean Baptiste Alphonse Dechauffour de Boisduval , Jules Pierre Rambur : Collection iconographique et historique des chenilles; ou, Description et figures des chenilles d'Europe, avec l'histoire de leurs métamorphoses, et des applications à l'agriculture, Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1832 ( in Gallica & in Google Livres )
literature
- Arthur-Louis Letacq: Adolphe-Hercule de Graslin, entomologist (1802–1882), Le Mans: Monnoyer 1918
- L. Reiche, obituary in Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 1882 and 1883, pp. 561–564 with list of publications
- SA de Marseul: Les Entomologistes et leurs Écrits, L'Abeille. Journal d'entomologie, 5th series, Volume 26, 1889, pp. 224-286
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graslin, Adolphe de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malitourne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1882 |
| Place of death | Malitourne |