Alexander Koenig

Alexander Koenig
Born(1858-02-20)20 February 1858
St Petersburg, Russia
Died16 July 1940(1940-07-16) (aged 82)
Mecklenburg Castle, Germany
EducationUniversities of Greifswald, Kiel, Berlin and Marburg
Known forFoundation of the Museum Koenig in Bonn
SpouseMargarethe Westphal
Scientific career
FieldsZoology
Thesis Ein Beitrag zur Mallophagenfauna (A contribution to the Mallophaga fauna)

Alexander Ferdinand Koenig (20 February 1858 – 16 July 1940) was a German naturalist and zoologist. Making use of the family wealth earned from the sugar business, he went on collection expeditions and founded what is now known as the Museum Koenig in Bonn in 1912.

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