Hermann Schmitz (12 August 1878 in Elberfeld, Wuppertal – 1 September 1960 in Bad Godesberg) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera.
Hermann Schmitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1878 |
| Died | 1 September 1960 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Schmitz |
His personal collection of data on flies and the literature of flies were looted by the Nazis during World War II. He was a Jesuit of German origin living in Limburg (Netherlands), at the time.[1]
Schmitz was a priest in Valkenburg. He is best known for his studies of Phoridae. His collections are in Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht [1] (Diptera and Hymenoptera) Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn (world Phoridae and Lepidoptera from the Canary islands)
He wrote Phoridae In: E. Lindner, Editor, Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region (Lieferung 165) 4 (33) (1951) and many scientific papers mostly on this family.
Bibliography edit
- Schmitz, Hermann. Phorideos ecitophilos de Minas Geraes (Dipt.). Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 1924.
- Schmitz, Hermann. Die Phoriden: ihre natürliche Verwandtschaft, ihr System und eine Verbreitungstabelle ihrer europäischen Arten. [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1929.
- Schmitz, Hermann. Revision der Phoriden: nach forschungsgeschichtlichen und nomenklatorischen, systematischen und anatomischen biologischen und faunistischen gesichtspunkten. Berlin: Ferd. Dümmler, 1929.[2]
- Schmitz, H., and A.C. Oudemans. Die Insectenfauna der höhlen von Maastricht und Umgegend: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Dipteren. S.l: s.n.], 1909.
- Schmitz, H. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile: Based Mainly on Material in the British Museum (Natural History) Pt. VI, Pt. VI. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile. London: British Museum, 1929.
- Schmitz, Hermann. Über einige afrikanische Phoriden (Diptera). Limburg: [s.n.], 1940.
References edit
- ^ Aalders, Gerard. Nazi Looting: The Plunder of Dutch Jewry During the Second World War. Oxford: Berg, 2004. Page 62.
- ^ Schmitz, Hermann (1929). Revision der Phoriden nach forschungsgeschichtlichen und nomenklatorischen, systematischen und anatomischen, biologischen und faunistischen Gesichtspunkten. Berlin & Bonn.: F. Dummlers. pp. 211 + [1] pp., 2 pls.
- Evenhuis, N. L. (1997). Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers.
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