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Albert Franz Theodor Reuss

Illustration — Reuss handling a venomous snake from the cover of Die Weite Welt (29 April 1928) Albert Franz Theodor Reuss (23 May 1879 – 24 December 1958) was a self taught German amateur herpetologist and terrarium keeper. He also took an interest in entomology. Reuss was born in Munich to occultist Albert Karl Theodor Reuss and Delphina Garbois.

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Albert Franz Theodor Reuss

Albert Franz Theodor Reuss looking at the fangs of a snake

Cover of nr. 18 of the journal Die Weite Welt, Verlag Scher!, Berlin published on 29. April 1928 · Public domain

Born
1879 · Munich.
Died
1958 · Berlin.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
biologist · herpetologist · lepidopterist · entomologist · painter · businessperson
Fields
herpetology · lepidopterology
Languages
German

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Illustration — Reuss handling a venomous snake from the cover of Die Weite Welt (29 April 1928) Albert Franz Theodor Reuss (23 May 1879 – 24 December 1958) was a self taught German amateur herpetologist and terrarium keeper. He also took an interest in entomology. Reuss was born in Munich to occultist Albert Karl Theodor Reuss and Delphina Garbois.

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