Stefan von Kéler
Stefan von Kéler (born April 15, 1897 in Brody ; † December 4, 1967 in Berlin ) was a Polish-German entomologist .
Life
Stefan von Kéler was born in the small Galician town of Brody , which at that time belonged to the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and which was predominantly German-speaking. He was the son of the tax officer Alfred Ferdinand von Kéler and his wife Aniela nee von Papée.
Kéler studied forestry at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna and at the Lwów Forestry University and obtained his doctorate from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan in 1929. phil. After working in the field of applied entomology, after the Second World War he came to Berlin at the Zoological Museum of the Humboldt University in Berlin , where he was able to devote himself entirely to the jaw lice (Mallophaga).
Kéler published, initially in Polish and English, later mostly in German, many specialist articles and books, mainly about mallophages. He became well known for his dictionary of entomology. Due to the international interest in this book, Kéler also planned an English edition, which he could no longer complete. The German Entomological Society awarded him the Fabricius Medal in 1965 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfdietrich Eichler (1973): Stefan von Kéler in its importance for mallophage research . Lounais-Hämeen Luonto (Forssa) 46: 5–22.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kéler, Stefan von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-German entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brody |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1967 |
| Place of death | Berlin |