Louis Jérôme Reiche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Jérôme Reiche

French merchant and entomologist

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1799

Place of Birth: Gorinchem, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-May-1890

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Louis Jérôme Reiche (20 December, 1799, Gorinchem, Netherlands – 16 May 1890, Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French merchant, manufacturer and entomologist. Reiche travelled widely in Europe making a large insect collection principally of beetles.
He wrote 65 scientific papers and was a founder of the Société entomologique de France becoming president on six occasions.
Reiche was a merchant and manufacturer in Paris but suffered from severe losses at the time of the war of 1870, and had to sell his collection and library.