Erich Otto Engel (29 September 1866, in Alt-Malisch
Frankfurt – 11 February 1944, in
Dachau
,
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, location = Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany
, built by = Germany
, operated by = ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS)
, original use = Political prison
, construction ...
) was a German
entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
, who specialised in
Diptera
Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advanced ...
.
He was a graphic artist and administrator of the Diptera collection in
Zoologische Staatssammlung München
The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (german: Zoologische Staatssammlung München) or ZSM is a major German research institution for zoological systematics in Munich. It has over 20 million zoological specimens. It is one of the largest natur ...
.
Selected works
*Engel, E. O. (1925) Neue paläarktische Asiliden (Dipt.). ''Konowia''. 4, 189-194.
*Engel, E. O., & Cuthbertson A. (1934) Systematic and biological notes on some Asilidae of Southern Rhodesia with a description of a species new to science. ''Proceedings of the Rhodesia Scientific Association''. 34,
*Engel, E.O. 1930.
Asilidae (Part 24), in
E. Lindner (ed.) ''Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region'', vol. 4. Schweizerbart'sche, Stuttgart. 491 pp.
*Engel, E.O. 1938-1954
Empididae. in Lindner, E. (Ed.). ''Die Fliegen der Paläarktischen Region'', vol.4, 28, 1-400.
*Engel, E. O., & Cuthbertson A. (1939). Systematic and biological notes on some brachycerous Diptera of southern Rhodesia. ''Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa''. 2, 181–185.
References
*Anonym 1936:
ngel, E. O. ''
Insektenbörse
''Insektenbörse'' ( en, Insect Exchange) was a German entomology magazine established in 1884. It was renamed ''Entomologisches Wochenblatt'' ( en, Entomology Weekly) in 1907–1908 and renamed again ''Entomologische Rundschau'' ( en, Entomol ...
'', Stuttgart 53 (37)
*Horn, W. 1936:
ngel, E. O. ''Arb. morph. taxon. Ent. Berlin-Dahlem'', Berlin 3 (4) 301*
*Reiss, F. 1992: ''Die Sektion Diptera der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München''. Spixiana Suppl., München 17 : 72-82, 9 Abb. 72-75, Portrait
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German entomologists
Dipterists
1866 births
1944 deaths
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