Gustav August Adam Flor (13 August [O.S. 1] 1829 – 13 May [O.S. 1] 1883) was a Baltic German zoologist from Livonia.
Gustav Flor | |
|---|---|
 Gustav Flor | |
| Born | 13 August [O.S. 1] 1829 Alt-Salis, Kreis Wolmar, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Vecsalaca, Limbaži Municipality, Latvia) |
| Died | 13 May [O.S. 1] 1883 (aged 53) Dorpat, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (present-day Tartu, Tartu County, Estonia)[1] |
| Nationality | Baltic German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology |
| Institutions | Imperial University of Dorpat |
Life and career edit
Flor studied medicine and natural science at the University of Dorpat, later becoming a professor of zoology. In 1860, he became director of the zoological cabinet, which he remained until his death in 1883 (the zoological cabinet was the predecessor of the Zoology Museum at the University of Tartu, where his 11,815-specimen entomological collection still resides).[2]
He is best known for his studies of Hemiptera, especially the two-volume work Die Rhynchoten Livlands in systematischer Folge beschrieben ("The Hemiptera of Livonia, Described In Systematic Order").[3][4]
Works edit
- Rhynchotorum Livonicorum descriptio Flor's 1856 thesis (Latin:"Description of Livonian Hemiptera")
- Die Rhynchoten Livlands in systematischer Folge beschrieben, v.1 (1860) (German)
- Die Rhynchoten Livlands in systematischer Folge beschrieben, v.2 (1861) (German)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Groll, E.K. (ed.) (2010). "Biografien der Entomologen der Welt : Datenbank. Version 4.15" (in German). Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Museum of Zoology: History". University of Tartu Natural History Museum. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ "Obituary". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 20. London: 72. 1883–1884. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ^ Ryder, David A. (2007). "Biographical & Type Information- F". Pentatomidea Home Page. North Dakota State University, Fargo. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
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