Edvard Ellingsen
Edvard Ellingsen (* 1855 in Fredrikstad ; † 1938 ) was a Norwegian engineer, educator, arachnologist and entomologist .
Life
Edvard Ellingsen was born in Fredrikstad . He was a graduate engineer, but later worked as a teacher at Kragerø Middle School . Johan T. Ruud , who was interested in land and freshwater snails (aquatic pulmonary snails; Basommatophora ) , also taught at the same school .
Ellingsen was one of the most important amateur zoologists of his time. In his early work he dealt with millipedes ( Myriapoda ), later he worked on harvestmen ( Opiliones ). His focus of interest then shifted to pseudoscorpions , and he became an internationally recognized specialist in this group of animals. He worked on finds from all over the world, including those from Italy, France, South Africa, Asia and South America.
In 1904 he was one of the founding members of the Norwegian Entomological Association ("Norsk Entomologisk forening").
Publications
Edvard Ellingsen has written numerous publications. The article on harvestmen "Norske Opiliones og deres geografiske utbredelse" (Norwegian harvestmen and their geographical distribution) was considered the fundamental work on this group of animals in Norway. In particular, however, his many publications on the subject of pseudoscorpions will remain significant.
literature
- Hjalmar Broch: Zoologiens historie i Norge. Til annen verdenskrig. Akademisk forlag, Oslo 1954
- Lauritz Sømme. Entomologiens historie i Norge: Norsk entomologisk forening 1904-2004 - Norsk entomologisk forening, Zoologisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo 2004: ISBN 82-996923-1-8
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ellingsen, Edvard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellingsen, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fredrikstad |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1938 |