Georg Warnecke
Georg Warnecke (born April 28, 1883 in Altona , † September 20, 1962 in Hamburg ) was a German district court director and entomologist .
life and work
After studying zoology for several semesters , Warnecke switched to law and, after successfully completing his degree, embarked on a legal career, which he completed as district court director in Kiel .
In parallel to his job, he continued to deal with zoological issues, especially ornithology and entomology , especially lepidopterology . In this field he was respected in the professional world with over 450 publications. His main interest was in questions of faunistics , for example the species population in the area around Hamburg, the Niederelbeggebiet , Schleswig-Holstein and the islands of Sylt and Heligoland . In addition, he dealt with topics such as general distribution, migratory behavior, emergence of boreoalpine species, clarification of species groups and shapes, systematics and new descriptions of butterflies.
In addition to his purely scientific activities, Warnecke has always understood how to convey his knowledge to a broader public and at the same time to promote nature conservation . With his books “What butterfly is that?” And “Onze Vlinders”, written in German and Dutch, he familiarized interested laypeople with the world of butterflies and provided them with identification aids.
Awards and honors
- The University of Hamburg has recognized Warnecke's importance with an honorary doctorate in natural sciences .
- On the occasion of his 75th birthday, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class.
- A subspecies of the owl butterfly Heliothis maritima was named in his honor ssp. named warneckei . The species was later referred to by the German name Warneckes Heidemoor-Sonneneule .
- Warnecke was an honorary member of a large number of scientific associations at home and abroad.
Individual evidence
- ^ Kurt Harz: Georg Warnecke and directory of his scientific publications Atalanta, Journal of the German Research Center for Butterfly Migration, Munich, Issues 1, 2, 4: pp. 3–20; 55-56; 114, 1964/65
- ↑ Kurt Harz: Georg Warnecke and directory of his scientific publications Atalanta, Journal of the German Research Center for Butterfly Migration, Munich, No. 2: p. 237, 1969
- ↑ Georg Warnecke: Which butterfly is that? Kosmos Naturführer, Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1958
- ↑ Georg Warnecke: Onze Vlinders NVWJ Zhieme & Cie - Zutphen, 1959
- ↑ Hans Reisser: Dr.hc Georg Warnecke, honorary member of the Vienna Ent. Ges. † . In: Journal of the Vienna Entomological Society, Vienna 1963
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warnecke, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German district court director and entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altona / Elbe |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1962 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |