Eduard Enslin

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Eduard Enslin (born October 4, 1879 in Nuremberg , † December 26, 1970 in Rummelsberg in the district of Nürnberger Land) was a German ophthalmologist and insect researcher ( entomologist ). In particular, he was a specialist in plant wasps (Symphyta).

Life

Enslin grew up in Nuremberg and attended the humanistic grammar school. From 1897 to 1902 he studied medicine in Erlangen , Greifswald and Munich and received his license to practice medicine in Erlangen. During his studies in Erlangen he became a member of the Bubenreuther fraternity in the winter semester of 1897/98 . After further training as an ophthalmologist, he opened an eye clinic in Fürth in 1906. On December 22, 1924 he was appointed to the medical council.

The Friedrich-Alexander University in Erlangen gave Enslin on 4 November 1943 for his pioneering work on Sawflies an honorary doctorate in science. Enslin undertook collecting trips to southern Europe, the Mediterranean region (including Greece , Corfu , Rhodes ), Palestine (1927), Egypt (1934) and even India (1929), where he collected insects.

In old age he could only see very poorly, had a heart defect and lived very secluded in a retirement home in Rummelsberg, where he died in 1970.

Scientific work

In addition to medical articles, Enslin published around 120 scientific articles and 4 books (see literature list in Kraus & Blank, 1998). In addition to plant wasps he also examined aculeate Hymenoptera (stinging voices). Enslin gained valuable scientific knowledge in particular by breeding bees and wasps. Enslin also described a number of new species. Enslin collected hymenoptera but also other insects. His valuable collection with more than 8000 species came to the Munich State Zoological Collection .

literature

  • M. Kraus & SM Blank (1998) The natural scientist Eduard Enslin (1879–1970). In: Plant wasps of Germany (Hymenoptera, Symhyta). Annotated inventory. Verlag Goecke & Evers, Keltern. Pp. 319-330. (with list of scriptures). PDF file

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernst Höhne: The Bubenreuther. History of a German fraternity. II., Erlangen 1936, p. 287.
personal data
SURNAME Enslin, Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ophthalmologist and entomologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 4, 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg , Germany
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1970
Place of death Rummelsberg , Germany