Hermann Julius Kolbe Explained

Hermann Julius Kolbe (2 June 1855, Halle, Province of Westphalia  - 26 November 1939) was a German entomologist from Halle, Westphalia. He was curator at the Berlin Zoological Museum from 1890 until 1921 specialising in Coleoptera, Psocoptera and Neuroptera. He died in Berlin-Lichterfelde.

Kolbe was born in Halle and studied at the University of Munster but did not complete due to problems with health and family. He worked as a teacher in Oeding from 1878 to 1882 and then joined the entomology department of the Zoologisches Museum at Berlin and became a curator of Coleoptera and Neuroptera in 1921. One of his interests was in the Scarabaeidae.[1]

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  1. Ohl. Michael. 2012. The primary types of Mantispidae (Neuropterida) in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin - An annotated catalogue. Zoosystematics and Evolution. en. 88. 1. 97–124. 10.1002/zoos.201200010. 1435-1935.