Auguste Alfred Lucien Gaston Lameere (12 June 1864[1] – 6 May 1942) was a Belgian entomologist.[2][3] He made several collecting expeditions to the Algerian Sahara region.
Auguste Lameere | |
|---|---|
 In 1898 | |
| Born | 12 June 1864  |
| Died | 6 May 1942 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | University teacher, translator |
| Position held | rector of the Université libre de Bruxelles (1906–1908), honorary chairperson (Royal Belgian Entomological Society) |
He was born in Ixelles.[2] He was a professor and dean (1906–1907) of the faculty of sciences at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[2][3] An active member of the Royal Belgian Entomological Society, he was the author of numerous articles, notably on Coleoptera and the famous Manuel de la Faune de Belgique which had a great influence on the entomologists of his country.[2]
Frog Arthroleptis lameerei, also known as Lameere's squeaker, is named after him.[3]
Works
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- 1902. Revision des Prionides (Quatrième mémoire – Sténodontines)Annalles de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 9: 63-110.
- 1903. Révision des Prionides (Sixième mémoire – Basitoxus). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 47: 213-224.
- 1912. Révision des prionides (Vingt-deuxième mémoire – Addenda et Corrigenda)Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 21: 113-188.
- 1913. Coleopterorum Catalogus, pars. 52, Cerambycidae. Prioninae. Berlin, W. Junk, 108 p.
- 1919. Genera Insectorum, Coleoptera, Fam. Cerambycidae, Subfam. Prioninae.Bruxelles, P. Wytsman, v. 172, 189 p
See also
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edit- ^ Deligne, Jean; Engel, Michael S. (2012). "Biographical Notes for Dr. Jules Desneux (1885—1962): A Multitalented Man of Science". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 85 (3): 265–267. doi:10.2317/JKES120725.1. ISSN 0022-8567. JSTOR 23355958. S2CID 86739758.
- ^ a b c d "Auguste Alfred Lucien Gaston Lameere". Who's who. Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
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