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Gymnasium. From his early childhood he was a serious lover 

 of nature and of art, the latter interest influenced, no doubt, 

 by a visit through Italy, as a youth. 



He came to the United States in 1881 and lived at Mont- 

 clair, New Jersey, Richmond Hill and New York City, before 

 coming to Philadelphia about 1900. He applied his artistic 

 ability in various lines, being at one time artist with the United 

 States Printing Company, at Brooklyn, and at the time of our 

 first acquaintance with him was connected with the Philadel- 

 phia Press as an illustrator. He soon became known to the 

 Philadelphia entomologists and apparently the first record of 

 his speaking at the Feldman Collecting Social is that given in 

 the News for December, 1900, (page 642). At the October 

 meeting of that year, he gave the results of some collecting at 

 Castle Rock, Pennsylvania, and Manumuskin, New Jersey. 

 He was nominated for membership on the same evening, his 

 residence being given as 1709 Chestnut Street, and elected 

 at the following November meeting. On November 22, 1900, 

 he became an Associate of the Entomological Section of the 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and thereafter 

 scarcely a volume of the News does not contain, under the 

 heading of "Doings of Societies," some records of his collect- 

 ing activities in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. 



In 1907-08 he suflfered from a long illness, but after his re- 

 covery removed to Harrisburg to become an assistant in the 

 Pennsylvania State Department of Zoology, under Professors 

 H. A. Surface and J. G. Sanders, a position which he held 

 until his death. On October 27, 1910, he was elected a mem- 

 ber of the Advisory Committee of the News. 



He was a charter member of the Entomological Society of 

 America and a member of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science since 1907-08. He became a member 

 of the New York Entomological Society previous to his re- 

 moval to Philadelphia and in 1895 was Chairman of its Publi- 

 cation Committee. 



Mr. Daecke was a most enthusiastic and careful collector, 

 devoting himself to the local fauna wherever he might be. 

 He gathered insects of all orders and paid much attention to 



