Name Melchior Lisle | Died August 16, 1977 | |
Melchior de Lisle (1908-16 August 1977) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera Lucanidae.
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His life
A biography was written by Jean-Pierre Lacroix
In 1933 he marries Christiane Frommer who will hold in Paris a renowned music lounge.
He was a technician of value, an alumnus of the École polytechnique.
In Cameroon he manages works of infrastructure (bridges), on returning to Paris he is a headmaster of an engineering school. He is an excellent pianist.
Entomological works
During his stay in Cameroon, he is interested in cetonids, the customs of which he observes and he describes new forms or new subspecies.
Of return in Europe, he is fascinated by the Lucanidae. He gathers an important collection and describes numerous new taxa. His most important works are published in a Swiss zoological journal.
He also studied the Cerambycidae.
Entomological terms named after him
List of the taxa he created
The list of the 103 taxa he created, fully referenced, is published on the web.