Vincenz Kollar

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Vincenz Kollar, lithograph by Adolf Dauthage , 1855

Vincenz Kollar (born January 15, 1797 in Kranowitz , † May 30, 1860 in Vienna ) was an Austrian zoologist , entomologist and publicist .

Live and act

After graduating from high school in Leobschütz , he began studying medicine at the University of Vienna in 1815 , also dealt with zoology and then worked at the Hof-Naturalien-Cabinet in Vienna from 1817 . There he became custodian under Karl Franz Anton von Schreibers in 1835 and head of the zoological court cabinet in 1851 . In 1848 Vincenz Kollar became a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Zoological-Botanical Society in Vienna. He mainly devoted himself to researching and describing the exhibits from the Austrian expedition to Brazil .

Vincenz Kollar published over 50 scientific articles - in 1833 he took the first descriptions of the steppe bite under the generic name Locusta montana , the alpine mountain hideaway under the name Gryllus alpini (known today as Miramella alpini KOLLAR 1883) and the cave locust under the name Locusta ( known today as Troglophilus cavicola ).

In recognition of his scientific work, he received the Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order and in 1858 he was appointed to the Privy Councilor.

Vincenz Kollar's grave at the Vienna Central Cemetery

After his death, Kollar was buried in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 3) in an honorary grave.

Dedication names

Theodor Hartig named a gall wasp Andricus kollari after him - another gall wasp was named Cynips kollari . The name kollari was given several times by the spiders (Aranae) ; Dysera kollari Doblika 1853 , Kollars Scherenkanker: Ischyropsalis kollari , Red tube spider : Eresus kollari with six subspecies Eresus kollari frontalis , E. kollari bifasciatus , E. kollari ignicomus , E. kollari illustris , E. kollari latefasciatu , E. kollari tricolor .

Fonts (selection)

  • Brazil's especially troublesome insects . In: Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl : Journey in the interior of Brazil . Vienna 1817–1821.
  • Monographia Chlamydum. JG Heubner, Vienna 1824. New edition 2011 by Nabu Press; ISBN 978-1-247-55230-9 .
  • Bite effect of a thorn finger Cheiracanthium sp. (Clubionidae). Vienna 1837.
  • Natural history of the harmful insects in relation to agriculture and forest culture . Agricultural Society, Vienna 1837.
  • The four main enemies of the orchards, along with the most reliable means of exterminating them . Vienna 1839.
  • with Ludwig Redtenbacher : List and description of the von Karl Freiherrn v. Hills from his trip to Kashmir and insects collected through the Himalayan mountains. In: Kashmir and the Empire of the Siek. Volume IV, Stuttgart 1840-1848.
  • Assessment of the Dr. Medovics report to the Serbian government about the development and eradication of the Gollubatz mosquitoes. In: SB. Akad. Wissensch., Vienna 1848, pp. 92-107.
  • About Tingis piri. Negotiations of the Zoological-Botanical Society, Vienna 1852, p. 96.
  • with Johann Georg Bill, Eduard Fenzl , Leopold Fitzinger , Johann Jakob Heckel: Pictorial natural history of all three kingdoms, with excellent consideration of the natural products that are more important for general life . Vienna 1853.
  • Gravel on Agrilus viridis. An insect devastating the alders. In: Negotiations of the Zoological-Botanical Society, Vienna 1858, pp. 325–328.
  • About Ida Pfeiffer's consignments of natural produce from Mauritius and Madagascar. Vienna 1858.

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personal data
SURNAME Kollar, Vincenz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kollar, Vincentius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian zoologist, entomologist and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH Kranowitz
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1860
Place of death Vienna