Hendrik Engel's Alphabetical List Dutch Zoological Cabinets ... - DWC

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1838, died in the Indies 1843); F.W. Junghuhn (q.v.) (app. 1837, 1845 for 1
year, repatriated 1848); C.A.L.M, Schwaner (app. 1842, died in the Indies
1851). Despite a great many troubles the Commission has performed an enormous
amount of work and the RMNH attained world level. The results were laid
down in the "Verhandelingen over de natuurlijke geschiedenis der Nederlandsche
Overzeesche bezittingen door leden der Natuurkundige Commissie en andere
schrijvers, uitgegeven op last van den Koning, door C.J. Temminck" (3
vols., 1839-184 7). The volumes deal with botany (by P. W. Korthals); zoology
(by S. MUller and H. Schlegel); and ethonology (by S. MUller a.o.). TI1e geological
collections came in the "Rijksmuseum van Geologie en Mineralogie"
at Leiden, the botanical collections in the State Herbarium, the zoological
collections in the RMNH, Gijzen 1938: 's Rijks Museum van Natuurlijke Historie
1820-1915, p. 89-96; C. Kalkman & P, Smit 1979: Rijksherbarium 1829-1979
(see esp. M.J. van Steenis-Kruseman: The collections of the Rijksherbarium,
p. 29-56); Samml. Geol. Reichsmuseum Leiden, I, preface; Geologie en Mijnbouw,
II, 1940, p. 280. H.J. Vetil 1879: Overzicht van hetgeen in het bijzonder
door Nederland, gedaan is voor de kennis der fauna van Nederlandsch Indie
(Leiden); M.J. Sirks 1915: Indisch natuuronderzoek (Utrecht). Encycl.
Ned. Oost Indie III, 1919, p. 10; Flora Malesiana 1950, Ser. I, I, p. 136,
178, 188, 220, 242, 267, 295, 303, 343, 351, 376, 394, 478, 592. E. Stresemann
1951, p. 133-155; P. Smit 1978: International influences on the development
of natural history in the Netherlands and its East Indian colonies
between 1750 and 1850, in: Janus LXV, p. 45-65.
1084. NEERVOORT VAN DE POLL, Jacob R.H. - 1862 - 1925. During a long time
he lived at "Beukestein" near Rijzenburg-Driebergen.
He bought many collections of Coleoptera in Holland and abroad and had his
collectors in the tropics. He sold his collection 1908-1914 via O.E. Janson
(London), and so it became dispersed, particularly in France and England.
See Horn & Kahle 1935-'37, p. 211-213. He took part in an expedition to the
Dutch West Indies with Suringar and Martin, and presented all animals, collected
during this expedition, to the RMNH. He enriched the entomological.
collection of this museum with many rare spec.imens (Cetonidae, Buprestidae,
Hemiptera). Gijzen 1938, p. 156; Veendorp & Baas Becking 1938, p. 171.
1085. NEREYNEN - See Cocq van Nereynen.
1086. NEUTEBOOM, W.H. - 20th century. Heemskerk.
Possessed a collection of shells.
1087. NEUVILLE- Amsterdam, Banker. Probably is meant Neufville.
Possessed a cabinet. Argenville 1757, p. 149; 1780, p. 350; Jutting 1939, p.
229, 237.
1088. NEIJSSEL, C. - ca. 1914 - 8 May 1960 Amsterdam.
Possessed a very fine and well-ordened collection of ca. 1.240 eggs of 287
species of palearctic birds. The collection is in the Zool. Mus. Amsterdam.