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SUMMARY:Systems\, synonyms and strife – the making of European entomolog
 y around 1800 - Dominik Huenniger (University of Göttingen)
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DESCRIPTION:Inspired by general developments in natural history\, a growin
 g academic interest in insects developed in late 18th-century Europe. The 
 five decades between c.1760 and 1810 can be considered a very important er
 a for the development of entomology as an academic subject. The advancemen
 t of and disputes on Linnaean systematics in botany and zoology caused par
 adigmatic changes in the pan-European perception\, systematization and cla
 ssification of insects. Additionally\, an increasing number of hitherto un
 known species filled the European cabinets and collections. Hence\, natura
 l historians\, amateur collectors\, noble enthusiasts and draughtsmen deve
 loped new systems of classification and communicated about their 'objects'
  in letters\, articles\, monographs and multi-volume series. Furthermore\,
  many of the actors involved in this process also travelled widely and exc
 hanged their knowledge and objects in direct or indirect contact with each
  other.\n\nIn my presentation I would like to analyse how knowledge on ins
 ects was created\, communicated and debated. What were the most contentiou
 s issues? How and why did early entomology come up with a variety of order
 ing systems? What were the practices of collecting? Additionally\, I would
  also like to reflect on the epistemological status of the specimens as we
 ll as the debates on amateurism and professionalization. Finally\, I'd lik
 e to address how practitioners of entomology reflected on political and cu
 ltural contexts like colonialism and nationalism.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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