Background
Arnold Förster, who was born on 20 January 1810 in Aachen, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884.
Arnold Förster, who was born on 20 January 1810 in Aachen, Germany, where he died on 12 August 1884.
He was Oberlehrer, or upper teacher, in Aachen for his entire adult life. He worked ceaselessly on entomology paying particular attention to Coleoptera and Hymenoptera.
German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.
He was a pioneering author on Hymenoptera.