Léon Becker (1826 – 27 January 1909) was a Belgian botanist, painter, naturalist, and arachnologist.[1][2]
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| Born | 1826 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 27 January 1909 Brussels, Belgium |
| Notable work | Les Arachnides de Belgique |
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Biography
editFrom a young age, he became passionate about entomology, with a particular interest in arachnology. He is the author of the first studies on Belgian spiders.[3] Between 1882 and 1896, he published four volumes entitled Les Arachnides de Belgique,[4] which he illustrated himself. His lithographs are of very high quality.
He also studied Dutch, German, Moldavian and Hungarian fauna.
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References
edit- ^ "Léon Becker". The British Museum. 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Dictionnaire des Peintres belges: 218 BECKER, Léon". peintres.kikirpa.be. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ Becker, Léon (1882). Les arachnides de Belgique. Bruxelles: F. Hayez. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48721.
- ^ "Arachnides de Belgique". library.si.edu. 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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