Heinrich Riffarth
Riffarth (1860 – 21 January 1908) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was an entrepreneur. The Riffarth collection of Heliconiidae was sold to James John Joicey, his Agrias specimens were sold to the Natural History Museum at Tring.
Also recorded as Heinrich H. Riffarth · H. Riffarth
Heinrich Riffarth
- Born
- 1860
- Died
- 1908
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Occupation
- entomologist · lepidopterist · photographer · printer · entrepreneur
- Languages
- German
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Riffarth (1860 – 21 January 1908) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was an entrepreneur. The Riffarth collection of Heliconiidae was sold to James John Joicey, his Agrias specimens were sold to the Natural History Museum at Tring.
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The remaining exotic butterflies went to Hermann Rolle.
Publications include: • Riffarth, H. 1901 Die Gattung Heliconius Latr.: Neu bearbeitet und Beschreibung neuer Formen. Berl. Entomol. Zeit. 46, 25–183. • with Hans Stichel Das Tierreich 22: Lepidoptera, Heliconiidae. Berlin: Friedländer, 1905.
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Heinrich Riffarth is recorded as entomologist, lepidopterist, photographer, printer and entrepreneur.
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1860
Heinrich Riffarth born.
1908
Heinrich Riffarth died.
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