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William Lundbeck

1863 – 1941

Danish entomologist

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Lived 1863 – 1941 (aged 77). William Lundbeck was a Danish entomologist.

William Lundbeck (16 October 1863 in Aalborg – 18 May 1941 in Kongens Lyngby) was a Danish entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He was a professor in the University Museum in Copenhagen. Lundbeck's most important work was Diptera Danica. Genera and species of flies Hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen & London, 1902–1927. 7 vols.

The Parts of this work are 1907. Stratiomyidae, Xylophagidae, Coenomyiidae, Tabanidae, Leptididae, Acroceridae. Diptera Danica 1. Copenhagen. 1908. Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Therevidae, Scenopinidae. Diptera Danica 2. Copenhagen. 1910. Empididae. Diptera Danica 3. Copenhagen. 1912. Dolichopodidae. Diptera Danica 4. Copenhagen. 1916. Lonchopteridae, Syrphidae. Diptera Danica 5. Copenhagen. 1922. Pipunculidae, Phoridae. Diptera Danica 6. Copenhagen. 1927. Platypezidae, Tachinidae. Diptera Danica 7. Copenhagen.

Before turning to insects, however, he participated on the Ingolf expedition to the North Atlantic in 1895-1896 and produced three significant reports on the deep sea porifera collected by the expedition.

Collection Lundbeck's insect collection is in The Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen (Zoologisk Museum, Københavns Universitet).

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Who was William Lundbeck?

Danish entomologist (1863-1941)

When was William Lundbeck born?

William Lundbeck was born on 16 October 1863 in Aalborg.

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William Lundbeck died on 18 May 1941.

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William Lundbeck was an entomologist.

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William Lundbeck was Danish.

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· Wikidata: Q3568803

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