Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker
Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker (born March 24, 1836 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † November 30, 1901 in Reading , Pennsylvania) was an American entomologist of German origin.
Strecker was the son of the sculptor Ferdinand Strecker (born September 7, 1804 in Stuttgart, † August 15, 1856 in Reading) and his wife Anna Kern. The family had immigrated from Germany via New York on the emigration ship "Lewis" in 1831 and settled in Reading, Pennsylvania. Strecker's father set up a sculpture studio there in 1832, but expanded it for economic reasons to include a stonemason for tombstones.
Strecker made extensive trips to Central America and put on an extensive collection of butterflies and moths. At the time of his death, his collection was the largest private collection in the United States. It is now in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. For his scientific achievements he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1890.
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| SURNAME | Strecker, Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1901 |
| Place of death | Reading , Pennsylvania , United States |