Jacob van der Vecht ( Dutch Jacobus van der Vecht , b. July 5, 1906 , The Hague - d. March 15, 1992 , Putten) - Dutch entomologist , hymenopterologist , professor, academician of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences . A major specialist in public and solitary wasps ( Vespidae ) and other stinging hymenopterans [1] .
| Jacob van der Wecht | |
|---|---|
| niderl. Jacobus van der Vecht | |
| Date of Birth | July 5, 1906 |
| Place of Birth | The Hague , Netherlands |
| Date of death | March 15, 1992 (aged 85) |
| A place of death | Netherlands |
| A country |  Netherlands |
| Scientific field | Hymenopterology , Entomology |
| Place of work | Leiden University |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Academic rank | Professor |
| Known as | hymenopterologist , entomologist |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " van der Vecht " . |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Major works
- 3 Recognition
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Biography
Born July 5, 1906 in The Hague ( Netherlands ), where his father served as Master of Wine Cellars of Her Majesty ("keldermeester") at the court of Queen Emma's mother . His father was interested in natural history, and raised butterflies. He loved to walk with his children to observe nature. This interest turned into a passion for biology in only one of his sons. After a regular school, Jacob graduated with honors from a secondary gymnasium school ( Hogere Burgerschool , HBS) in The Hague, then studied at Leiden University [1] .
- 1928 - graduated from Leiden University and began working in Indonesia (then the Dutch colony: Dutch East Indies ) at Instituut voor Plantenziekten at Buitenzorg (= Institute for Plant Diseases and Pests, Bogor , Java ).
- 1933 - received a doctorate in science at Leiden University.
- 1942-1945 - captured by Japanese invaders while working in Indonesia, imprisonment, survival in harsh conditions and separation from wife to different camps (she spent more than 3 years in prison camp, after which they had no children, and the only child died yet before the war) [1] .
- 1947-1951 - Head of the Institute for Plant Diseases and Pests ( Bogor , Java, Indonesia ).
- 1955-1964 - work as curator of Hymenoptera at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie , Leiden ( Netherlands )
- 1962 - Professor ("extraordinaris") in zootaxonomy at the University of Groningen ( Groningen , Netherlands).
- 1964 - Professor (“full”) at the University of Leiden (Leiden).
- 1963 - elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences).
Spouse Elizabeth M. (Bep) Bourguignon (died 1986), often helped her husband on expeditions [1] .
He died on March 15, 1992 in Putten ( Gelderland province, Netherlands ) [1] .
Major works
Recognized as one of the largest hymenopteran insect experts. He discovered and described many new types of insects for science. He made several expeditions, including to Argentina, Papua New Guinea, Suriname and other countries. A major specialist in public and solitary wasps ( Vespidae ) and other stinging hymenopterans. The author of more than 100 scientific publications [1] .
- 1928. Hymenoptera Anthophila (QXIIm) A. Andrena. - Fauna Ned. 4: 1-144
- 1950. The Coconut Leaf Moth {Artona catoxantha Hamps.). Part I. Life history and habits of Artona catoxantha, its parasites and hyperparasites. - Contr. gen. agric. Res. Stn Bogor 110: 1-77.
- 1952. A preliminary revision of the Oriental species of the genus Ceratina (Hymenoptera, Apidae). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 16: 1-85.
- 1959. On Eumenes arcuatus (Fabricius) and some allied Indo-Australian wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 41: 1-71.
- 1961. Hymenoptera Sphecoidea Fabriciana. - Zool. Verh. Leiden 48: 1-85.
- 1962. The Indo-Australian species of the genus Ropalidia (= Icaria) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). Second part). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 57: 1-71.
- 1963. Studies on Indo-Australian and East-Asiatic Eumenidae (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 60: 1-116.
- 1966. The East-Asiatic and Indo-Australian species of Polybioides Buysson and Parapolybia Saussure (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 82: 1-42.
- 1972. (- & FCJ Fischer). Palaearctic Eumenidae. - Hymenopt. Cat. (nov. ed.) 8: i-v + 1-199.
- 1987. (KV Krombein & -). Biosystematic Studies of Ceylonese Wasps 17: a revision of Sri Lankan and South Indian Bembix Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Sphecoidea: Nyssonidae). - Smiths. Contr. Zool. 451: 1-30.
- 1990. (- & JM Carpenter). A catalog of the genera of the Vespidae (Hymenoptera). - Zool. Verh. Leiden 260: 1-62.
Recognition
- 1963 - Academician of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences [1] .
- 1961-1968 - President of the Netherlands Entomological Society (1)
In honor of Jacob van der Vecht, new species of insects ( Vechtia ) are named.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C. van Achterberg. (1992). Obituary and bibliography of Jacobus van der Vecht (1906-1992) . Zoologische Mededelingen. Leiden. 66 (16): 295 - 302. ISSN 0024-0672.
Literature
- C. van Achterberg. (1992). Obituary and bibliography of Jacobus van der Vecht (1906-1992) . Zoologische Mededelingen. Leiden. 66 (16): 295 - 302. ISSN 0024-0672.