Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch

German entomologist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Düben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1869

Profession: lepidopterist, entomologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch

  • Theodor Franz Wilhelm Kirsch (29 September 1818, Düben, Torgau - 8 July 1889, Dresden) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera.
  • Kirsch was curator of entomology at the Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden in Dresden. His collection is shared between Upper Silesian Museum (Muzeum Górnoslaskie w Bytomiu) in Bytom and Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden in Dresden.
  • He described the birdwing butterfly Troides riedeli.

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