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William H. Meinecke

German philologist, theologian, teacher and pastor · 1745–1825

14,107 specimens, collected between 1911 and 1977 on 630 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 2 specimens for others.

On the labels as Meinecke, William H., William H. Meinecke, Meinecke, W.H. Meinecke, Meinecke, William, W. Meinecke, Meinecke, W.H., Meinecke, W. H. and 11 more.

Specimens
14,107
Type specimens
46
Years in the field
67
Islands
5
Species
561
Identifications
2
In the Library
0
Named after
6

Where Meinecke collected

Specimens by decade

1910s1970s

Earliest: Achatinella stewartii, 1911 (Oʻahu). Latest: Coprosma montana, 1977.

Named for Meinecke

Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Meinecke. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.

From the field

AuriculellaPhilonesiaAuriculellaSuccineaAchatinella mustelinaEndodontaTornatellidesSuccineaLaminella sanguineaLamellideaNesopupaLeptachatina glutinosa

As a determiner

2 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: