André Descarpentries
André Descarpentries | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1919[1] Paris |
| Died | 25 May 1998[1] Paris |
| Citizenship | France |
| Known for | Study of beetles |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Entomology |
| Workplaces | National Museum of Natural History |
| Descarpentries | |
André Descarpentries (18 November 1919 –25 May 1998) was a French entomologist.[2] He specialised in the study of beetles.[3]
Work
As a fellow of National Museum of Natural History, Paris he was one of the exparts on the family Buprestidae. He Published a well number of research papers and discovered, described and classified hundreds of Jewel beetle species.[4] In his honour, several grop of fellow scientists named several newly discovered species after him.
References
- 1 2 "Biographies".
- ↑ Paulian, Renaud; Viette, Pierre; Dechambre, Roger-Paul (1998). "In Memoriam, André Descarpentries". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. pp. 313–318.
- ↑ Descarpentries, A. (1968). "Diagnoses de Buprestidae [ Col .] Nouveaux de Madagascar Appartenant a la Tribu des Coraebini". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N.s.). 4 (4): 927–935. doi:10.1080/21686351.1968.12277996.
- ↑ "Publications of A. Descarpentries".