Horst Aspöck, encyclopedist and entomologist extraordinaire – a personal appreciation

By

Ohl, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

555

Pages

137-151

Subjects

Biography , History of science , Megaloptera , Neuroptera , Neuropterida , Raphidioptera

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.555.7410

 

Abstract

The paper provides an overview of the life and work of Prof. Dr. Horst Aspöck, the doyen of neuropterology, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. It particularly emphasizes his outstanding contributions to the development of neuropterology since the 1960s.