Adalbert Seitz

Friedrich Joseph Adalbert Seitz, (24 February 1860 in Mainz – 5 March 1938 in Darmstadt) was a German physician and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a director of the Frankfurt zoo from 1893 to 1908 and is best known for editing the multivolume reference on the butterflies and larger moths of the world Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde which continued after his death.

In 1893 he took up a position as a director of the Frankfurt Zoo. During the fifteen years of his service the zoo population of Animals went from 1,111 to 3,000 and he brought in many new Species. The animal dealer Josef Menges used the zoo as a holding depot for Animals that came from other parts of the world, and this made the place very popular. Seitz designed a small mammal gallery and a special reptile house. He also created the first insectarium. Despite his interest and success, he retired in 1908 to work on the manual of the butterflies of the world.

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