Amedeo John Engel Terzi

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Drawing of a female blowfly, Chrysomya chloropyga, A.J.E. Terzi. Wellcome Library.

Amedeo John Engel Terzi (1872,

Diptera
, the true flies.

He was the son of

lithographer and illustrator. His brother, Aleardo Terzi
(1870–1943), was also an artist; he worked on poster advertising.

Amedeo Terzi was engaged by Sir

parasitic
insects, principally Diptera, estimating that he had accomplished 37,000 drawings in the course of his career, in 55 books and more than 500 other publications.

In 1900, Terzi worked with

Ostia
.

In 1902 he joined the Natural History Museum.

References

  • "Amedeo John Engel Terzi (1872-1956)". Natural History Museum. Archived from the original on 12 February 2006.
  • Mattingly, Peter (1976). "Amedeo John Engel Terzi, 1872–1956" (PDF). Mosquito Systematics. 8 (1): 114–120.
  • Wilkinson, Lise (2002). "A J E Terzi and L W Sambon: early Italian influences on Patrick Manson's "Tropical medicine", entomology, and the art of entomological illustration in London". Medical History. 46 (4): 569–79.
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