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Arnold Foerster Notebooks, 1843, 1864 and undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7130
- Creators:
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Foerster, Arnold, 1810-1884
- Dates:
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1843, 1864 and undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.02 cu. ft. (1 microfilm reel)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Introduction
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of notebooks which contain keys and descriptions, mostly of genera of Hymenoptera, almost entirely the Ichneumonidae. The greater part of the notebooks have been published, but contain unpublished information. See Foerster, "Synopsis der Familien und Gattungen des Ichneumonen," Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereines, volume 25, pp. 135-221, Bonn, 1868. See also J. F. Perkins, "On the Type Species of Foerster's Genera (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae), Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, volume II, no. 8, London, 1962. The notebooks are written in German, Greek, and Latin.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Arnold Foerster (1810-1884) was a German entomologist of distinction.
Administration
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Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7130, Arnold Foerster Notebooks
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Personal Papers
Keywords
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Foerster, Arnold, 1810-1884 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Entomology | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Hymenoptera | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ichneumonidae | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Entomologists | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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