Jean-Jacques Kieffer

Jean-Jacques Kieffer (1857 Guinkirchen–1925 Bitche) was a French naturalist and entomologist who specialised in the study of parasitic insects.[1] Educated as a priest, Kieffer taught natural science in Bitche, Lorraine while working on the description and classification of insects. His work and publications later became a predominant source of description and classification for entomologists in the early 20th century, in particular with regard to parasitoid wasps, midges and mosquitos.[2]

Kieffer received an honorary Doctor honoris causa degree from the University of Strasbourg in 1904.

Contents

Selected publications

Collection

Kieffer did not possess a collection. Instead he worked on museum material especially on that of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle which contains his types of the Hymenoptera families Proctotrupidae, Platygasteridae, Ceraphronidae , Diapriidae, Scelionidae, Bethylidae, Dryinidae and Embolemidae. Some other material is held by the Lycée Technique et Lycée Professionnel Henri Nominé in Sarreguemines.

Honours

A number of insect genera and species have ben named for him, e.g.

The standard author abbreviation Kieff. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

References

  1. ^ Biography in French, portrait
  2. ^ "Platygastroidea Classification & Phylogeny", Planetary Biodiversity Inventory project, Ohio State University, 22 September 2009
  3. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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