Stephan von Breuning (21 November 1894 – 11 March 1983) was an Austrian
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 the study of beetles (
coleopterology
Coleopterology (from Coleoptera and Greek , ''-logia'') is the scientific study of beetles, a branch of entomology. Practitioners are termed coleopterists and form groups of amateurs and professionals for business and pleasure. Among these is Th ...
), particularly within the longhorn family (
Cerambycidae
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than ...
).
Career
An amateur working on the rich collections of the
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
The French National Museum of Natural History, known in French as the ' (abbreviation MNHN), is the national natural history museum of France and a ' of higher education part of Sorbonne Universities. The main museum, with four galleries, is loc ...
, he described 7894
taxa
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ...
of Cerambycidae.
Works
The complete list of his entomological works has been published in the ''
Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat
The ''Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat'' was a French entomological scientific journal. It was published by Sciences Nat and established in 1972.
History
Initially, the ''Bulletin'' was sent free of charge to French entomologists. Starti ...
'', number 41.
One of his most famous works is ''Études sur les Lamiaires'', published in ''
Novitates Entomologicae
''Novitates Entomologicae'' was a French entomological journal. It was published by Eugène Le Moult and established in 1931.
Production
The size of the publication was very large: 25 × 33 cm, recalling something like the publications of ...
'', 1934–1946.
Personal life
He gave the photo shown together with a text to be published after his death. Von Breuning lived with his wife in a small studio at the top of an old building on rue Durantin, Paris
18ème.
Further reading
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References
External links
Lamiaires du MondeShort Bio in English
DEI ZalfCollection and publication list.
from the
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
The German National Library (DNB; german: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to colle ...
Austrian entomologists
20th-century Austrian zoologists
1894 births
1983 deaths
Coleopterists
Austrian taxonomists
Scientists from Vienna
University of Vienna alumni
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