Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky
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Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky (5 October 1916, Bonn
- 27 January 1987, Middletown, New York
) was a German
entomologist who worked in Argentina
, Brazil
, and the United States
. (Alternate spellings of his name include Peter Wygodzinsky and Pedro Wygodzinsky.) He studied several groups of insects in detail, but is known, especially, for his work on Reduviidae
family. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History
as an assistant curator (later curator) from 1962 until the end of his career.
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
- 27 January 1987, Middletown, New York
Middletown, Orange County, New York
Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. The city's population was 25,388 at the 2000 census...
) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
entomologist who worked in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. (Alternate spellings of his name include Peter Wygodzinsky and Pedro Wygodzinsky.) He studied several groups of insects in detail, but is known, especially, for his work on Reduviidae
Reduviidae
Reduviidae is a large, cosmopolitan family of predatory insects in the suborder Heteroptera...
family. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History , located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world...
as an assistant curator (later curator) from 1962 until the end of his career.