Ernst Josef Fittkau

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Ernst Josef Fittkau, September 2010

Ernst Josef Fittkau (22 July 1927 – 12 May 2012)[1] was a German entomologist and herpetologist.[2]

Career

In entomology he specialized in the

Diptera, especially the family Chironomidae.[3] In herpetology he specialized in crocodiles.[2] He collected natural history specimens on every continent except Antarctica, beginning with South America in 1960.[2] He was Director of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich
(Zoologische Staatssammlung München) from 1976 to 1992.

Legacy

Fittkau is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Liolaemus fittkaui.[2]

Publications

Source

  • Hausmann, Axel; Spies, Martin; Diller, Juliane (2012). "In memoriam Prof. Dr. Ernst Josef Fittkau (22. Juli 1927 - 12. Mai 2012)". Spixiana 35 (2): 161-176. [1] [2] (pdf). (in German).

References

  1. ^ "Professor Dr. Ernst Josef Fittkau (obituary)" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ . ("Fittkau", p. 90).
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