Ebbe Nielsen

Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen ( born June 7, 1950 in Ry, Denmark, † March 7, 2001 in California, United States) was a Danish entomologist.

He studied at the University of Aarhus. From 1981 until his death, he lived and worked in Australia. He was specialized in the taxonomy of insects, particularly with respect to the Butterfly research and has help to implement the Global Biodiversity Information Facility ( GBIF ). Nielsen has published over 80 articles and several books and was highly regarded in the professional world, which is why he received several awards. He died in 2001 of a heart attack in California.

After his death, the ebb -Nielsen Prize was donated by the GBIF, which has since been awarded annually to promising researchers in the field of biodiversity.

Awards

Publications (selection)

• The Elachistidae (Lepidoptera ) of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Klampenborg 1977.
• Primitive ghost moths; morphology and taxonomy of the genus australian Fraus Walker ( Lepidoptera: Hepialidae see lat.). East Melbourne 1989.
• Ghost Moths of southern South America ( Lepidoptera: Hepialidae ). Copenhagen 1983.
• Tineid genera of Australia ( Lepidoptera). East Melbourne 1993.
• Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Collingwood 1996.