Abraham Willink, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Abraham Willink

Dutch entomologist

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1998

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Abraham Willink

  • Abraham Willink (13 January 1920, Drachten, Friesland – 8 February 1998, Tucumán) was a Dutch-Argentine entomologist.
  • His main contributions were made on the Hymenopteran families Vespidae, Sphecidae and Crabronidae. He also contributed to the classification of biogeographical provinces of Latin America.
  • His role was of great interest in the decentralization of science, especially in Entomology in Argentina.
  • 3 Genera and 52 species has been named after him.

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