About Erwin Lindner
Lived 1888 – 1988 (aged 100). Erwin Lindner was a German entomologist, dipterologist, zoological collector, curator, scientific collector and botanical collector.
Erwin Lindner (7 April 1888 – 30 November 1988) was a German entomologist mainly interested in Diptera.
He was born in Böglins, Memmingen, and died in Stuttgart, at age 100 years.
In 1913, Erwin Lindner joined the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart and was head of the Department of Entomology there until 1953. He edited Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region (the Flies of the Palaearctic Region), a twelve-volume seminal work on the systematics and anatomy of the flies of the Palearctic realm. Lindner, a passionate collector, participated in several expeditions and traveled to Dalmatia, the Gran Chaco, Anatolia, Liguria, East Africa, Italy, Spain and the regions of the Alps.
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Who was Erwin Lindner?
German entomologist (1888–1988)
When was Erwin Lindner born?
Erwin Lindner was born on 7 April 1888 in Böglins.
When did Erwin Lindner die?
Erwin Lindner died on 30 November 1988 in Stuttgart.
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Erwin Lindner was an entomologist, dipterologist, zoological collector, curator, scientific collector and botanical collector.
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Erwin Lindner was German.
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