Max Gaede, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Max Gaede

German engineer and entomologist

Date of Birth: 29-Nov-1871

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1946

Profession: engineer, lepidopterist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Max Gaede (29 November 1871 – 27 October 1946) was a German engineer and entomologist of international fame who described several hundred of new species of Lepidoptera, mainly African Noctuidae. He became a member of the Internationaler Entomologischer Verein in 1899. Many Lepidoptera species have been named after Max Gaede.
Some of them are: Zekelita gaedei Lödl, 1999 Decachorda gaedei Dufrane 1953 Astyloneura gaedei Alberti, 1957 Eutelia gaedei Hacker & Fibiger, 2006 Zamarada gaedei D.
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Fletcher, 1974 Hypocala gaedei Berio, 1955 Ozarba gaedei Berio, 1940 Athetis gaedei Berio, 1955 Callyna gaedei Hacker & Fibiger, 2006