Nikolaus Joseph Brahm

Nikolaus Joseph Brahm (18 May 1754 – 29 June 1821) was a German zoologist and advocate.[1][2] Brahm named several species of Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. There is no information about the fate of his collection, which was never cited in the literature. [3]

Nikolaus Joseph Brahm
Born(1754-05-18)May 18, 1754
DiedJune 29, 1821(1821-06-29) (aged 67)
OccupationZoologist, writer

References
  1. Niehuis, M.: Nicolaus Josephus Brahm (*18. Mai 1754 – +29.6.1821) – ein bedeutendwer Insektenkundler aus der Stadt Mainz. Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv, Mainz 48, S. 21–95
  2. Groll, E. K. (Hrsg.): Biografien der Entomologen der Welt: Datenbank. Version 4.15: Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, 2010.
  3. Rhabdorrhynchus echii (Brahm, 1790), a "forgotten" name (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) ZooKeys 243: 95–99, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.243.3976


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