William Lundbeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

William Lundbeck

Danish entomologist

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1863

Place of Birth: Aalborg, North Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 18-May-1941

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About William Lundbeck

  • William Lundbeck (16 October 1863 in Aalborg – 18 May 1941 in Kongens Lyngby) was a Danish entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.
  • He was a Professor in the University Museum in Copenhagen. Lundbeck's most important work was Diptera Danica.
  • Genera and species of flies Hitherto found in Denmark.
  • Copenhagen & London, 1902-1927.
  • 7 vols.
  • The Parts of this work are 1907.
  • Stratiomyidae, Xylophagidae, Coenomyiidae, Tabanidae, Leptididae, Acroceridae.
  • Diptera Danica 1.
  • Copenhagen. 1908.
  • Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Therevidae, Scenopinidae.
  • Diptera Danica 2.
  • Copenhagen. 1910.
  • Empididae.
  • Diptera Danica 3.
  • Copenhagen. 1912.
  • Dolichopodidae.
  • Diptera Danica 4.
  • Copenhagen. 1916.
  • Lonchopteridae, Syrphidae.
  • Diptera Danica 5.
  • Copenhagen. 1922.
  • Pipunculidae, Phoridae.
  • Diptera Danica 6.
  • Copenhagen. 1927.
  • Platypezidae, Tachinidae.
  • Diptera Danica 7.
  • Copenhagen.Before turning to insects, however, he participated on the Ingolf expedition to the North Atlantic in 1895-1896 and produced three significant reports on the deep sea porifera collected by the expedition.

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