Hans Hedicke Explained

Hans Hedicke
Birth Place:	Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia
Death Place:	Berlin, Germany
Birth Date:	21 August 1891
Death Date:	9 March 1949 (aged 57)
Discipline:	Entomology
Workplaces:	Prussian Academy of Sciences

Hans Franz Paul Hedicke (21 August 1891  - 9 March 1949) was a German entomologist.

Background

Hedicke was born in Magdeburg, Kingdom of Prussia in 1891.^{[1] [2]} From 1923 to 1945 he was a lecturer at the Prussian Academy of Sciences. Hedicke was an editor of the Journal Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift from 1921 to 1930. He edited an exsiccata-like series called Herbarium tierischer Frasstücke.^[3] Hedicke died in Berlin in 1949.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Wessel. Andreas. 2007. D.E.Z. – A history. 150 years of scientific publishing in entomology. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 54. 2. 157–167. 1435-1951.
2. Web site: Die Naturschutzbeauftragten von Berlin 1927 - 2007. berlin.de. 21 July 2012.
3. Web site: Herbarium tierischer Frasstücke: IndExs ExsiccataID=280584576 . IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae . Botanische Staatssammlung München . 6 August 2024.
4. Gordon. Gordh. David. Headrick. A Dictionary of Entomology. 2011. CABI. 9781845935429.