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Eduard Philibert Assmuss

1838–1882

A 19th-century German entomologist and chemist, he wrote practical, closely observed books on honeybees and the parasites that threaten them. His work sits at the crossroads of natural history, early bee science, and hands-on agricultural knowledge.

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Parasiten der Honigbiene und die durch dieselben bedingten Krankheiten dieses Insects.

Parasiten der Honigbiene und die durch dieselben bedingten Krankheiten dieses Insects.

by Eduard Philibert Assmuss

About the author

Born in 1838 in Kassel, Eduard Philibert Assmuss was a German entomologist and chemist. Surviving reference pages consistently connect him with scientific writing on insects and beekeeping, especially honeybees.

His known works include Naturgeschichte und Zucht der gemeinen und italienischen Honigbiene and Parasiten der Honigbiene, a study of bee parasites and the diseases linked to them. Bibliographic records also show that he published entomological research in the 1850s, suggesting a career grounded in close observation and practical natural science.

Assmuss died on April 27, 1882. Although detailed biographical information appears to be limited online, the works that remain show a writer deeply interested in the life of insects and in explaining specialized scientific knowledge in a useful way.