Alexander Mocsary, sometimes Hungarian: Mocsáry Sándor (27 September 1841, Nagyvárad (Romanian: Oradea) - 26 December 1915, Budapest) was a Hungarian entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera.

Alexander Mocsáry
Born27 September 1841 Edit this on Wikidata
Oradea Edit this on Wikidata
Died26 December 1915 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 74)
Budapest (Hungary) Edit this on Wikidata

He was the Curator of the Hungarian Natural History Museum where his collection of mainly Hungarian insects of all Orders is conserved. He described many new taxa.

Works edit

  • Ordo. Hymenoptera. In: Paszlavsky, J.: Fauna Regni Hungariae. Regia Societas Scientiarum Naturalium Hungarica, Budapest: 7–113 (1918)

References edit

  • Anonym, 1911 [Mocsary, A.] Rovart. Lapok 18 27
  • Kutzscher, C. & Taeger, A., 1998 Portraits und biographische Daten. In: Taeger, A. & Blank, S. M. 1998 (Hrsg.) Pflanzenwespen Deutschlands (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Kommentierte Bestandsaufnahme. Goecke & Evers, Keltern
  • Musgrave, A., 1932 Bibliography of Australian Entomology 1775 - 1930. - Sydney 227-229
  • Soldanski, H., 1916 Aus der entomologischen Welt. Dt. ent. Z. 1916(1) 87-89 87
  • Viereck, H. L., 1922 [Mocsary, A.] Ent. News 33 157-158

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