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Emil Weiske (1867 Dolsenhain bei Altenburg – 1950 Saalfeld) was a German naturalist.Emil Weiske was a professional collector of insects and birds.He emigrated to California in 1890 and to Hawaii in 1892. He made expeditions to the Fiji Islands in 1894 and to New Zealand and Australia in 1895. He became a professional collector inNew Guinea dealing especially in birds of paradise (1895 -1900).