Karl Werner (entomologist)
Karl "Charly" Werner (born October 30, 1956 in Peiting ; † May 12, 2007 ibid) was a German entomologist ( coleopterology ).
Life
Werner went to school in Schongau and Weilheim in Upper Bavaria and studied political science in Munich. Since 1986 he has been a freelance entomologist specializing in tiger beetles (Cicindelinae). Werner worked with the Natural History Museum , the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, the Zoological State Collection Munich, the Smithsonian Institution , the Congo Museum in Brussels, the Museo La Specola in Florence and the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria.
He was a member of the German, Austrian, Belgian, French and Italian entomological societies.
In addition to around 50 scientific publications, he has produced numerous initial descriptions. Several species (mostly beetles and a butterfly) were named after him.
Fonts
- The Tiger Beetles of Africa, Vol. 1, 2 (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae), Taita Publ. 1999, 2000.
- with S. Pokorny, J. Zidek: Giant dung beetles of the genus Heliocopris (Scarabeideae), Taita Publ. 2009.
- Cicindelidae Regionis Palaearcticae, Megacaphala - Cicindelini 1, in; Die Käfer der Welt, Sciences Nat, Volume 13, 1991, pp. 1-74.
- Cicindelidae Regionis Palaearcticae, Cicindelini 2, in: Die Käfer der Welt, Volume 15, 1992, pp. 1-94.
- Cicindelidae Regionis Nearcticae, Collyrini - Cicindelini 3, in: Die Käfer der Welt, Volume 18, 1993, pp. 1-163.
- Cicindelidae Regionis Nearcticae, Cicindelini 4, in: Die Käfer der Welt, Volume 20, 1994, pp. 1-196.
literature
- F. Cassola: In Memoriam Karl (Charly) Werner, Cicindela 39, 2007, 37-46.
- P. Schüle: In Memoriam Charly Werner, Koleopterologische Rundschau, Volume 37, 2008, pp. 437–445.
Web links
- Senckenberg, biographies of entomologists
- Biography and photo at Cicindela Online, with list of publications, first descriptions, dedication names
- Literature by and about Karl Werner (entomologist) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Werner, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Werner, Charly |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entomologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1956 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Peiting |
DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 2007 |
Place of death | Peiting |