Ernst Csiki, Ernst Dietl or Ernő Csiki (Csíki) ( hu, Csiki (Csíki) Ernő, 22 October 1875 in

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– 7 July 1954 in

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) was a Hungarian

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

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

. Born as Ernst Dietl at Zsilvajdejvulka, Hunyad County, Transylvania today known as Vulcan in Romania, he went to study at the veterinary college in Budapest and graduated in 1897. He then joined the

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and worked as an assistant curator. In 1898 he changed his name to Hungarian as Csiki. He retired in 1933 as director but continued to work in entomology. He received a doctorate in 1953. At the time of Ernő Csiki's retirement (1932) the beetle collection contained over 1 million specimens largely due to his purchases and his obtaining funding for expeditions. Csiki wrote several parts of ''Coleopterorum Catalogus'' and many papers on Carpathian Coleoptera. A street in Budapest where he lived is called as Bogár utca (beetle street) in his honour.

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Hungarian Entomological Society (in Hungarian)
1875 births category:1954 deaths People from Vulcan, Hunedoara Hungarian entomologists {{entomologist-stub