Jean Bourgogne

Jean Bourgogne was a French entomologist . He was born February 14, 1903 in Marseille and died March 10, 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.[1][2]

In 1936 in he begins to work in the entomology laboratory of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle of Paris. He became a member of the Société entomologique de France in 1935. He specializes in the study of the Lepidoptera Psychidae. In 1959 he created the entomological publication Alexanor. He has published 221 works.[3] He donated his collection to the entomology laboratory of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle of Paris.

Species named after Jean Bourgogne

List of taxa described

The list of 74 new names which he created is published on the web.[4]

References

  1. Viette (P.), 1999. In Memoriam : Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N. S.), 35 (3-4): 231-240
  2. Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. La vie et l'œuvre de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (2): 105-137
  3. Viette (P.) & Luquet (G. Chr.), 2009. Liste des publications de Jean Bourgogne (1903-1999). Alexanor, 24 (3): 141-160
  4. List of the genus, species and subspecies described by Jean- Bourgogne