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Brian Roy Stuckenberg

1930 – 2009

South African entomologist

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Lived 1930 – 2009 (aged 78). Brian Roy Stuckenberg was a South African entomologist, dipterologist and scientific collector.

Brian Roy Stuckenberg (7 April 1930 – 8 February 2009) was a South African entomologist who specialised in Diptera.

Stuckenberg was of Danish descent, his great-uncle was the poet Viggo Stuckenberg. Stuckenberg was head of Entomology at the Natal Museum (now KwaZulu-Natal Museum) in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He became Africa’s leading dipterist, building one of the largest collections of Afrotropical flies in the world. He wrote over 100 publications., including the sections on the families Blephariceridae, Thaumaleidae, Xylomyidae, Rhagionidae, Athericidae, Apioceridae and Opomyzidae in Crosskey, R.W., ed., Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British Museum (Natural History), p. 635 and worked on Vermileonidae.

He collected Diptera in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Chile and Argentina. Stuckenberg was a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Grey High School, Rhodes University
Employers
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Also known as
Brian R. Stuckenberg, B.R. Stuckenberg, Brian Stuckenberg, Stuckenberg

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Brian Roy Stuckenberg's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Brian Roy Stuckenberg?

South African entomologist (1930–2009)

When was Brian Roy Stuckenberg born?

Brian Roy Stuckenberg was born on 7 April 1930 in Walmer.

When did Brian Roy Stuckenberg die?

Brian Roy Stuckenberg died on 8 February 2009.

What was Brian Roy Stuckenberg's occupation?

Brian Roy Stuckenberg was an entomologist, dipterologist and scientific collector.

What nationality was Brian Roy Stuckenberg?

Brian Roy Stuckenberg was South African.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Brian Roy Stuckenberg

· Wikidata: Q18218050

· DBpedia: Brian Roy Stuckenberg

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