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'''Rev. Daniel Ziegler''' (June 11, 1804 [[Reading, Pennsylvania]] &ndash; May 23, 1876 [[York, Pennsylvania]]) was a [[Religious minister|minister]] in [[Kreutz Creek]] and [[York, Pennsylvania]], and also an avid [[entomologist]]. He was a friend of [[Frederick Ernst Melsheimer|Dr. Frederick Ernst Melsheimer]] (1782–1873), who like his father the [[Frederick Valentine Melsheimer|Rev. Frederick Valentine Melsheimer]] (1749–1814), was also a keen entomologist. Their collections ended up in [[Harvard University]]'s [[Museum of Comparative Zoology]], and comprised 14,774 specimens from 5,302 different species.<br />
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Ziegler studied at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and, later, [[theology]] at the [[German Reformed Seminary]] in York. He was the minister for 37 years of Kraeutz-Creek Church near York as well as up to eight other churches. With his wife, Eve Eyster, he had 10 children, including son Dr. H. A. Ziegler.<br />
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It was during his time as minister at Kraeutz-Creek that he began studying entomology. He often accompanied his father on [[insect collecting|insect-collecting]] excursions, using the [[beat net]] method of collecting, uncommon in America at the time.<br />
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Rev. Ziegler's only entomological paper, a description of 36 new species of [[Coleoptera]], was published for the assistance of Dr. Melsheimer, whose home was close to one of Rev. Ziegler's churches.<br />
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{{blockquote|There was nothing whatever eventful in his life, and besides his few entomological contributions, he was nothing more than a plain, plodding, honest country parson.|J. G. Morris}}<br />
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==References==<br />
* {{cite book |title=The Canadian Entomologist |year = 1885|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWo4AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Daniel+Ziegler%22&pg=PA132|pages=132–133}}<br />
* "[http://ydr.inyork.com/ntbf/ci_4336787 Clergyman an insect expert] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034656/http://ydr.inyork.com/ntbf/ci_4336787 |date=2016-03-04 }}" - an article in the historical section of the website of the ''[[York Daily Record]]''<br />
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