Theodor Becker

Theodor Becker (* June 23, 1840 in Wahlstorf (Holstein ); † June 30, 1928 in Legnica ) was a German civil engineer and entomologist.

Life

Theodor Becker was born the son of a tenant farm in Wahlstorf. He attended high school in Plon, and then studied at the Technical University of Hanover and at the ETH Zurich engineering. In Hanover, he became in 1860 a member of the country team Slesvico - Holsatia, later Corps Slesvico - Holsatia. In 1868, he settled first settled in Kiel as an independent architect. At the Franco-German War he took part as a volunteer of St. John.

In 1874 he accepted the position of Legnica to their city building and moved there. His buildings, which were considered by his contemporaries as a permanent monuments, included, among others, the old waterworks and the Reichsbank. After two terms as a city planner, he sat down with 47 years as a construction officer, Mr calm and devoted himself to his scientific studies in the study of Diptera.

His first publication appeared in 1887 after a stay in St. Moritz. To investigate the Diptera, he led several extended research trips through that took him to Dalmatia, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Madeira, the Canary Islands, Corsica ( 1907), in the Basses- Alpes and the Dauphiné (1908), in the Urals (1909 ), after Jemtland and Lapland (1910 ), the Pyrenees (1911) and by Southern Hungary (1912).

Sighted Between 1894 and 1900, and he described several Dipterenfamilien, namely the genus Chilosia that Scatomyziden Sapromyziden, Lonchaeiden, Ephydriden and Pipunculiden. In a series of works he described all over the globe, the family of Chloropiden (1910-1912) and the family of Dolichopodidae ( 1917-1919 ). His last publication, he wrote in 1926 at the age of 86 years.

Awards

Collection

Beckers Diptera collection is housed in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

Writings

  • Contributions to the knowledge of Diptera fauna of St. Moritz. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 31, 1887, p. 93-141; 1 Fortsrtzung, there just, Vol 33, 1889, p. 169-191.
  • Revision of the genus Chilosia Meigen. In: Nova Acta of Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Academy of Sciences, Vol 62, 1894, p. 197-521.
  • Dipterologische studies. I. Scatomyzidae. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 39, 1894, p. 77-196.
  • Dipterologische studies. II Sapromyzidae. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 40, 1895, p. 171-264.
  • Dipterologische studies. III. Lonchaeidae. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 40, 1895, p. 313-344.
  • Dipterologische studies. IV Ephydridae. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 41, 1896, p. 91-276.
  • Dipterologische studies. V. Pipunculidae. In: Entomological Journal, Vol 42, 1897, p. 25-100, Vol 45, 1900, p. 215-252.
  • Chloropidae. A monographic study. Part I. Palaearctic region. In: Arch zool (Budapest), Vol 1, 1910, p. 33-174. Addendum, p. 197-200.
  • Chloropidae. A monographic study. III. Part. The Indo- Australian region. In: Ann. Mus. nat. Hungar. , Vol 9, 1911, p. 35-170.
  • Chloropidae. A monographic study. Part IV. Nearctic region. In: Ann. Mus. nat. Hungar. , Vol 10, 1912, p. 21-120.
  • Chloropidae. A monographic study. V. Part. Neotropical region. In: Ann. Mus. nat. Hungar. , Vol 10, 1912, p. 121-234. Addendum, p. 235-256.
  • Dipterologische studies. Dolichopodidae. Part I. In: Nova Acta of Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Academy of Sciences, vol 102, no. 2, 1917, p. 113-361.
  • Dipterologische studies. Dolichopodidae. Part II. In: Nova Acta of Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Academy of Sciences, vol 103, no. 3, 1918, p. 204-315.
  • Dipterologische studies. Dolichopodidae. III. Part. In: Nova Acta of Leopoldinisch - Carolinischen Academy of Sciences, vol 104, no. 2, 1919, p. 35-212.
  • Ephydridae. The flying of the Palaearctic region. Delivery in 10 of Erwin Lindner, 1926.

Overall, Theodor Becker has written 117 entomological publications or participated in them.

Wahlstorf, Schleswig-Holstein Civil engineering Entomology Lapland (region)
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