Alexander Mocsáry
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Alexander Mocsary, sometimes (27 September 1841, Nagyvárad - 26 December 1915, Budapest
) was a Hungarian
entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera
.
He was the Curator
of the Hungarian Natural History Museum
where his collection of mainly Hungarian insects of all Orders
is conserved. He described many new taxa.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
) was a Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
entomologist who specialised in Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees and ants. There are over 130,000 recognized species, with many more remaining to be described. The name refers to the heavy wings of the insects, and is derived from the Ancient Greek ὑμήν : membrane and...
.
He was the Curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...
of the Hungarian Natural History Museum
Hungarian Natural History Museum
The Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest, dating back to 1802, houses the largest natural history collections of Hungary and the region.-Foundation:...
where his collection of mainly Hungarian insects of all Orders
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
is conserved. He described many new taxa.
Works
- Ordo. Hymenoptera. In: Paszlavsky, J.: Fauna Regni Hungariae. Regia Societas Scientiarum Naturalium Hungarica, Budapest: 7-113 (1918)