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German entomologist (1878–1960)
Hermann Schmitz
Born (1878-08-12 ) 12 August 1878Died 1 September 1960(1960-09-01) (aged 82) Nationality German Scientific career Fields Author abbrev. (zoology) Schmitz
Hermann Schmitz (12 August 1878 in Elberfeld , Wuppertal – 1 September 1960 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera and Diptera .
His personal collection of data on flies and the literature of flies were looted by the Nazis during World War II. He was a Jesuit of German origin living in Limburg (Netherlands) , at the time.[1]
Schmitz was a priest in Valkenburg . He is best known for his studies of Phoridae . His collections are in Natuurhistorisch Museum Maastricht [1] (Diptera and Hymenoptera) Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn (world Phoridae and Lepidoptera from the Canary islands )
He wrote Phoridae In: E. Lindner , Editor, Die Fliegen der palaearktischen Region (Lieferung 165) 4 (33) (1951) and many scientific papers mostly on this family.
Bibliography Schmitz, Hermann. Phorideos ecitophilos de Minas Geraes (Dipt.) . Rio de Janeiro: Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 1924. Schmitz, Hermann. Die Phoriden: ihre natürliche Verwandtschaft, ihr System und eine Verbreitungstabelle ihrer europäischen Arten . [S.l.]: [s.n.], 1929. Schmitz, Hermann. Revision der Phoriden: nach forschungsgeschichtlichen und nomenklatorischen, systematischen und anatomischen biologischen und faunistischen gesichtspunkten . Berlin: Ferd. Dümmler, 1929.[2] Schmitz, H., and A.C. Oudemans. Die Insectenfauna der höhlen von Maastricht und Umgegend: unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Dipteren . S.l: s.n.], 1909. Schmitz, H. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile: Based Mainly on Material in the British Museum (Natural History) Pt. VI, Pt. VI. Diptera of Patagonia and South Chile . London: British Museum, 1929. Schmitz, Hermann. Über einige afrikanische Phoriden (Diptera) . Limburg: [s.n.], 1940. References Evenhuis, N. L. (1997). Litteratura taxonomica dipterorum (1758–1930). Volume 1 (A-K); Volume 2 (L-Z). Leiden, Backhuys Publishers.
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