Leander Czerny

Leander Czerny (born Franz Czerny; born October 4, 1859 in Mödritz, Moravia, † November 22, 1944 in Pettenbach ) was an Austrian Benedictine and entomologist.

Franz Czerny joined in 1881 Kremsmünster one. From 1905 to 1929 he was abbot of the monastery.

Czerny was known primarily as Dipterologe. He described 34 genera and 223 species of Diptera new. Two genera and 18 species have been named in his honor.

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