Hans Hermann Behr

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Hans Hermann Behr.

Hans Hermann Behr (August 18, 1818, Köthen – March 6, 1904, San Francisco) was a German-American doctor, an entomologist and a botanist.

Behr studied medicine at the universities of Halle and Berlin. There he obtained the title of doctor in 1843 and then he voyaged to Australia, Asia and South Africa. By 1847 he had accumulated large collections of plants and insects. He took part in the revolution of 1848 and had to flee Prussia. He went initially to Australia before emigrating to the United States of America. He practised medicine in San Francisco joining the School of Pharmacy of California. He was the vice-president of that society from 1887 to 1888. He became the conservator of the California Academy of Sciences in 1894. In addition to scientific publications, Behr wrote poetry and news articles. An avenue of San Francisco is dedicated to him.

He published sixteen entomological papers mainly on Lepidoptera.

The standard author abbreviation Behr is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

↑ "Author Query for 'Behr'". International Plant Names Index.

External links

Works by or about Hans Hermann Behr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

Authority control	VIAF: 20328622 ISNI: 0000 0001 1604 8680 GND: 118097628 BNF: cb16248261v

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Name	Behr, Hermann Hans
Alternative names
Short description	American entomologist
Date of birth	August 18, 1818
Place of birth
Date of death	March 6, 1904
Place of death

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