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

Bruggen 1977: In memoriam, in: Basteria XLI, p. 1-6 (portr. and supplementary
bibl,); Vakbl. Biol. XXXVII, 1977, p. 39-40 (necrol,).
1237. REIGERSBOSCH, Jan -
Possessed a collection of insects, cf. Sepp 1762-1860, I, nr. 39, p. 19.
1238. REINER, D. de - 's-Gravenhage.
Anatomical collection, bought by King William I. Rudolphi 1804, I, p. 139-
140 (v. 1802); Horn 1831, p. 345 (v. 1830), Probably the same asP. de Riemer
(q.v.)
1239. REINKINGH, Wicher - 5 Jan. 1821 Groningen - 5 May 1905 Amsterdam.
Private teacher and man of letters.
Shells in 1905 to the Zool. Mus. Amsterdam (cat. in Ms. in "Artis"). Jutting
1939, p. 179 (died 1 May 1905), 180 (donation of shells to Zool. Mus., Amsterdam),
229, 236, 240. NNBW II, coL 1190.
220
1240. REINST, Georg - See Reijnst, Gerrit or Georg.
1241. REINWARDT, Caspar Georg Carl - 3 June 1773 Luttringhausen (Germany) -
8 March 1854 Leiden. Prof. med,, Harderwijk 1801. Director of the gardens,
menageries and cabinets of King Louis Napoleon (q.v.) (1808 Soestdi.jk, 1809
Haarlem, then Amsterdam); 1810 Prof. chem., pharm. and nat. hist., Amsterdam.
In 1815 he went to the Dutch East Indies as Director of agriculture.
Though destined to succeed Brugmans, who died 1819, he stayed in the Indies
till 1822, to finish his work. In 1823 Prof. chem., bot., geol. and mineralogy
at Leiden University.
In the Indies he collected much, but most of his collections were shipwrecked
during their transport to Europe. Catalogue of his private collections,
sold Leiden 5-6 Oct. 1854 (in Mus. Boerhaave). Auction of his books:
Leiden March 1855 (AKL 1855, p. 12). Hoffmann 1868, II, p. 240 (v, 1836).
AKL 1801, II, p. 1 (Prof. bot., chem,, and nat, hi.st. Harderwijk), p. 409
(inaugural address Harderwijk); AKL 1811, I, p. 84 (inaugural address Amsterdam);
AKL 1815, II, p. 210 (Director of agric., etc, Java); AKL 1823,
II, p. 40 (inaugural address Leiden). Siegenbeek 1829, I, p. 1+37; 1832,
II, p. 86-96; Sirks 1915, p. 87-97; Gedenkboek Amsterdam 1932, p. 56, 251,
275, 513, 661; Hom & Kahle 1935-' 37, p. 2.22; Gijzen 1938, p. 5, 31, 46, 87;
Veendorp & Baas Becking 1938, p. 141 seq.; Scheffer 1939, p. 134, 142 (drawing
by Bik, who worked for Reinwardt), 144 (drawings by J.C. de Bruyn,
1829-1830, for Reinwardt); Bierens de Haan 1952, p. 96, 98, 104, 105, 228,
258, 262-264; Tuyn 1971, p. 186, Van der Aa XVI, p. 219-222; NNBW IV, col.
1135; JWP I, p. 447; II, p. 199; III, p. 365-366; IV, p. 403; V, p. 250; Kobus
& de Rivecourt II, p. 634; Collot d'Escury 1844, VII, p. 286, 339; Flora
Malesiana 1950, Ser. I, I, p. 429-431 (with portr.); Backer 1936, p. 487.
AKL 1854, p. 81 (necrol.); W. Vrolik 1854, in: Versl. en Mededel. Kon. Ned,
Akad. Wet., Afd. Wis- en Natuurk. II, p. 214-231 (necrol.); Geel 1854: Levensbericht,
in: Hand. Maatschappi.j Ned, Letteren; W.H. de Vrieze 1858: Reis