Franz Xaver Fieber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Xaver Fieber

German botanist and entomologist

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1807

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1872

Profession: botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Franz Xaver Fieber (Prague, 1 March 1807 – Chrudim, 22 February 1872 ) was a German botanist and entomologist. He was the son of Franz Anton Fieber and Maria Anna née Hantsehl.
He studied economics, management science and modern languages at the Czech Technical University in Prague from 1824 to 1828.
He began work in finance (civil service) before becoming a magistrate in Chrudim in Bohemia. Fieber was a Member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina.
He was the author of "Synopsis der europäischen Orthopteren" (1854), Die europäischen Hemiptera (1860), and numerous other publications on insects.
He worked notably on insect wings.
As well as Hemiptera, he studied Orthoptera.