Frederick Valentine Melsheimer: Biography, Facts and Career
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The Reverend Frederick Valentine Melsheimer (September 25, 1749, Negenborn, Brunswick – June 30, 1814, Hanover, Pennsylvania) was a Lutheran clergyman and early American entomologist, called the "Father of American Entomology" by successor Thomas Say. He was the author of the first major entomological work in the United States: A Catalogue of Insects of Pennsylvania (1806), a sixty-page work that describes 1,363 species of beetles.
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- Full name: Frederick Valentine Melsheimer
- Born: 1749-09-25
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q133379
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Who is Frederick Valentine Melsheimer?
The Reverend Frederick Valentine Melsheimer (September 25, 1749, Negenborn, Brunswick – June 30, 1814, Hanover, Pennsylvania) was a Lutheran clergyman and early American entomologist, called the "Father of American Entomology" by successor Thomas Say.
What nationality is Frederick Valentine Melsheimer?
Frederick Valentine Melsheimer is United States.
When was Frederick Valentine Melsheimer born?
Frederick Valentine Melsheimer was born on 1749-09-25.
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