Anton Handlirsch

Anton Peter Josef Handl deer (born 20 January 1865 in Vienna, † August 28, 1935 ) was an Austrian entomologist and paleontologist. His fundamental work on fossil insects make him a pioneer of Palaeoentomology.

Life

He was the son of Rosina (* 1841) and Peter Handl Deer ( 1831-1873 ). His father was employed as a chef at Prince Schwarzenberg. Anton Handl deer visited the Academic Gymnasium in Vienna, and then began to wish his father a degree in pharmacy at the University of Vienna, from which he graduated with the degree of Master of Arts. Inspired by his older brother, the forensic pathologist and entomologist Adam deer Handl (1864-1890), and by Friedrich Moritz Brauer, he turned to the study of insects. Handl deer worked from 1886 as a research assistant at the Natural History Court Museum in Vienna and participated in setting up the new museum building opened in 1889 with. He remained until his retirement at the Museum, 1892 Assistant 1899 - Adjunct Curator, Curator in 1906, Second Class, First Class, 1918 curator and retired in 1922 as director. He now concentrated on his work as President of the Zoological and Botanical Society in Vienna. 1923 awarded him an honorary doctorate by the University of Graz. In 1924 he habilitated at the University of Vienna, in 1931 he was appointed extraordinary professor. From a stroke in 1928, he never recovered completely. He died in 1935 and was buried in the cemetery Dornbacher (Group 11, Number 10) in Vienna.

Handl deer had been married since 1892 with Martha Allounek ( 1869-1955 ). The couple had a son and a daughter.

Performance

Handl deer has left a very extensive body of work. In the early years he was primarily involved with the grave wasps ( Spheciformes ) and other Hymenoptera ( Hymenoptera). Even his first work " monograph related with Nysson and Bembex grave wasps " is, more than one thousand pages takes up all 1887-1895 published parts, strong. On the Natural History Court Museum took over the care of the deer Handl Hemiptera collection, which he enlarged through acquisitions and donations, and brought to global significance.

In 1900 began Handl deer turn to the study of fossil insects. This led him inevitably to developmental issues. He was able to provide the hitherto purely speculative phylogenetic hypotheses on a secure scientific basis. With his major work " The fossil insects and the phylogeny of extant forms," ​​he became the real founder of the Palaeoentomology and remained all his life the most important representative of this genre. In the 1920s, he wrote large sections of Willy chicks valley "Manual of Zoology ," and the entire 3rd volume of Schröder's " Manual of Entomology ".

Consistent merits acquired Handl deer themselves. Around the Zoological and Botanical Society in Vienna, which he had joined in 1884 From 1893 he was secretary from 1900 editor of their professional organs " negotiations between the Imperial and Royal Zoological and Botanical Society in Vienna". From 1919 to 1929 he led the company as president through the difficult times after the First World War.

Honors

Handl deer was honored for his work in many cases. In 1921 he was appointed councilor. He was correspondent since 1914, real since 1922 member of the Academy of Sciences in Vienna. He was an honorary member of the Zoological-Botanical Society in Vienna and the German, Swiss, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and American entomological societies, also an honorary member of the Entomological Congresses. He was winner of the Franz -Joseph- Order ( 1911) and other high honors.

His grave is one of the dedicated to the City of Vienna honorary. In the district of Vienna Hernals Handl deer alley is named after him since 18 January 1966.

Writings (selection )

• Monograph related with Nysson and Bembex grave wasps. Sitzungsber. Acad. Vienna Vol 95, 1887, pp. 246-421, Vol 96, 1888, pp. 219-311, Vol 97, 1889, pp. 316-565, Vol 98, 1890, S. 440-517, Bd. 99, 1891, pp. 77-166, vol 101, 1892, pp. 25-181, vol 102, 1893 pp. 657-942, Vol 104, 1895 S. 801-1079
• Monograph of the Phymatiden. In: Ann. naturhist. Court Museum Wien 12, 1897, pp. 127-230
• The fossil insects and the phylogeny of the extant forms. Publisher Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1906-1908, 1430 S.
• History, literature, art, paleontology, phylogeny and systematics of insects. In: AD Schröder ( Eds.), Handbook of Entomology, Vol 3, 1925, pages 1201 and 1040 figures.
• General introduction to the natural history of arthropods. In: W. Kükenthal (eds. ): Handbook of Zoology, Volume 3, 1926, pp. 211-276
• General introduction to the natural history of the Insecta. In: W. Kükenthal (eds. ): Handbook of Zoology, vol 4, 1926, pp. 403-592
• Against the excessive fragmentation of the systematic groups. In: Zool. Num. 84, 1929, pp. 85-90