Heinrich Friese Explained

Heinrich Friese
Birth Date:4 May 1860
Birth Place:Schwerin
Death Place:Schwerin
Nationality:German
Fields:Entomology and biology
Doctoral Students:Adolpho Ducke
Known For:Melittology
Author Abbrev Zoo:H. Friese

Heinrich Friedrich August Karl Ludwig Friese (4 May, 1860, Schwerin – 8 September, 1948, Schwerin) was a German biologist and entomologist, a specialist of bees (melittologist).[1] Between 1883 and 1939, he described 1,989 new species and 564 new varieties or subspecies of insects, 99% of which were bees.

Major works

He has published 270 scientific articles, including a 6-volume report on European bees (1895-1901).

Tributes

The bee genus Eufriesea is named after him, along with stingless bee (Meliponini) genus Frieseomelitta, as well as a number of separate species such as Megachile friesei[2] and Sphecodes friesei.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01833p118f.pdf Heinrich Friese (1860–1948): Names proposed and notes on a pioneer melittologist (Hymenoptera, Anthophila)
  2. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/9478#/summary Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil, S. Paulo, 1902, blz. 439
  3. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105322#page/514/mode/1up "Eine neue Sphecodes-Art aus Chile." Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (1908), blz. 470.