Fritz Plaumann
Fritz Plaumann (born May 2, 1902 in Preußisch Eylau ; † September 22, 1994 in Seara ) was a German-Brazilian entomologist .
Career
Plaumann emigrated to Brazil in 1924. There he worked as a farmer, teacher, photographer and businessman. As an autodidact, he observed and described the regional fauna and rediscovered 1,500 species of insects. In 70 years of scientific work he put together a collection of 80,000 insects of 17,000 different species. Since 1988 it has formed the basis of the Museu Entomológico Fritz Plaumann in Seara.
Honors
- 1991: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Fritz Plaumann at the Centro de Ciências Biológicas of the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
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| SURNAME | Plaumann, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Brazilian entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prussian Eylau |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 1994 |
| Place of death | Seara (Santa Catarina) |