Stephan von Breuning (entomologist) explained
Stephan von Breuning (21 November 1894 – 11 March 1983) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in the study of beetles (coleopterology), particularly within the longhorn family (Cerambycidae).[1]
Career
An amateur working on the rich collections of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, France, von Breuning described 7,894 taxa of Cerambycidae.
Works
The complete list of von Breuning's entomological works is published in the Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat, number 41.[2] One of his most famous works is Études sur les Lamiaires, published in Novitates Entomologicae, 1934–1946.
Personal life
Von Breuning and his wife lived in a small studio at the top of an old building on rue Durantin, Paris 18ème.
Further reading
- Kuschel. Gillermo. Emberson. Rowan M.. Notes on Hybolasius trigonellaris Hutton from the Chatham Islands (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). New Zealand Entomologist. 2008. 31. 1. 89–92. 10.1080/00779962.2008.9722170. 85749487.
- Meunier. Jean-Yves. Téocchi. Pierre. Addenda et corrigenda à la liste des publications de Stephan von Breuning (1894 – 1983) avec une notice biographique. L'Entomologiste. 2015. 71. 5. 317–320.
- Blumenthal. C. L.. Heinz. W.. Zum Gedenken an Stephan von Breuning. Entomologische Zeitschrift mit Insektenbörse. 1984. 94. 32.
- von Breuning. Stephan. Stephan von Breuning 1894–1983, Notice autobiographique et liste des publications. Bulletin de la Société Sciences Nat. 1984. 41. 1–17.
External links
Notes and References
- Archiv der Universität Wien PH RA 4832.
- Web site: Bulletins de la Société Sciences Nat 40-49. https://web.archive.org/web/20110624044100/http://www.insects.demon.co.uk/bullsn/bull-1.html. dead. June 24, 2011. June 24, 2011. October 14, 2019.
