Werner Hirschmann
German acarologist
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Werner Hirschmann (1921 - 1993) was a German acarologist (zoologist specializing in mites).[1][2]
Werner Hirschmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 November 1921 |
| Died | 10 September 1993 (aged 71) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Acarology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Hirschmann |
In 1951 he earned a doctorate from the University of Erlangen, with the thesis: "Subcorticale Parasitiformes und die Gattung Digamasellus Berlese 1905",[2] but like many German acarologists, he earned a living as a high school biology teacher.[2]
He described over 1400 taxa,[2] but his methods of defining mite genera have not always been accepted.[2]
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Publications
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Scholia has a profile for Werner Hirschmann (Q21391631).
Honours
Eponymous taxa
- Wernerhirschmannia (a mite genus)
- Hutufeideria hirschmannisimilis
- Hutufeideria hirschmannoides
- Hutufeideria hirschmanni