Julius Roger
| Julius Roger | |
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| Born |
February 23, 1819 Niederstotzingen, Germany |
| Died | January 7, 1865 (aged 45) |
| Fields | hospitals; entomology; folklore |
| Known for |
building hospitals in Silesia identifying over 400 new insect species collecting folk songs |
Julius Roger (1819–1865) was a German medical doctor, entomologist and folklorist who worked in Ratibor, in Upper Silesia, most notable for having arranged (and raised the necessary monies) to build hospitals in Groß Rauden, Pilchowitz, plus the current public hospital in Rybnik.[1]
He is also notable for collaborating with entomologist Ernst Gustav Kraatz, contributing to Gustav Kraatz's founding German Entomological Institute collections; for identifying and discovering over 400 new species of beetles plus other insects; and also for collecting folk songs (a collection of 546 songs huntsmens songs, pastoral and farmers songs, Gypsy songs, ballads, and love songs)[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.interklasa.pl/portal/dokumenty/fl050/ejulek.html Accessed 8 March 2009
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