Otto Bang-Haas

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Otto Bang-Haas (born January 20, 1882 in Dresden ; † July 30, 1948 there ) was a German entomologist and insect dealer.

Life

Otto Bang-Haas was the son of the Danish small butterfly collector and later insect dealer Andreas Bang-Haas (1846–1925). The company "Staudinger & Bang-Haas", which was continued by Andreas Bang-Haas after Otto Staudinger's death, passed to Otto Bang-Haas in 1913, who was henceforth the sole owner. He ran the company until his death. It was dissolved on September 30, 1948. In 1941, Otto Bang-Haas, together with Adolf Müller and Manfred Koch, donated a medal named after Johann Christian Fabricius , which, according to the statutes, is awarded to the author of the best German-language entomological publication of the year or to a particularly deserving German-speaking scientist for his entire work. The Fabricius Medal is awarded to this day and is carried out by the German Society for General and Applied Entomology , since 1989 regularly in years with an odd number.

Otto Bang-Haas has described numerous insect species anew. In zoological literature, his name is usually abbreviated to "Bang-Haas".

Remaining collection

The private collection of beetles ( Scarabaeidae of the world and Staphylinidae of the Philippines, determined by Bernhauer) went to the Museo di storia naturale Giacomo Doria in Genoa . The company collection of Palearctic butterflies was taken over by the H. Kotzsch company after Otto Bang-Haas' death and came to the Museum für Tierkunde Dresden in 1961 . The beetles, Hymenoptera , Schnabelkerfe and Geradflügler in the company collection went to Werner Heinz Muche .

literature

  • O. Holik: Otto Bang-Haas. In: Journal of Lepidopterology. 2, 1952, pp. 7-23.

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personal data
SURNAME Bang-Haas, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entomologist (entomologist)
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1948
Place of death Dresden