Jan Bechyně
Jan Karel Bechyně | |
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| Born | 19 September 1920 Přibyslav, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 9 March 1973 (aged 52) Maracay, Venezuela |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Entomology |
| Sub-discipline | Coleopterist |
| Institutions | University of Maracay |
Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 1973)[1] was a Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). He was the son of photographer Jan Bechyně and nephew of architect Stanislav Bechyně.
Career
[edit | edit source]Bechyně studied at the University of Prague, graduating in 1948 with a thesis titled "Příspěvek k poznání phyllogenese a zoogeografie rodu Timarcha Latr." (on the phylogeny and zoogeography of the genus Timarcha Latr.). He emigrated from the Czechoslovakia in 1948 and never subsequently returned.[2]
He worked in natural history museums in Munich and at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels before moving to Los Angeles and later South America, where he researched in Brazil, San Salvador, and Peru before gaining a professorial post at the University of Maracay in Venezuela.[3]
Bechyně was the first to propose combating the Colorado potato beetle with pests in Europe.[3]
His wife, Bohumila Špringlová, shared his interest in entomology and continued to represent Jan at entomological conferences after his death.[4]
The beetle species Clinidium bechyneorum is named for Jan and B. Bechyne, noting that their "fine series of Clinidium have made the Rhysodine fauna of Venezuela the best known of any South American country."[5]
Selected publications
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References
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External links
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