Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere (1 April 1866,

Deventer Deventer (; Sallaans dialect, Sallands: ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Salland historical region of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, ...

– 6 November 1947) was a Dutch

zoologist Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one ...

and

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

who specialised in

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

and

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

. Prof. dr. Johannes Cornelis Hendrik de Meijere was Rector Magnificus at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public university, public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlan ...

Works

*''Over de haren der zoogdieren: in 't bijzonder over hunne wijze van rangschikking''. Leiden, 1933 (proefschrift). * o-auteur''Nieuwe naamlijst van Nederlandsche Diptera''. 's-Gravenhage, 1898. *''Die Echinoidea der Siboga-Expedition''. Leiden, 1904. *''Over het belang van academisch onderwijs in de entomologie''. Amsterdam, 1906. *''Studien über sudostasiatische Dipteren''. 16 delen. 's-Gravenhage, 907–1924 *''De studie der insecten-biologie''. Haarlem, 1908. *1908, Studien über südostasiatische Dipteren, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 51, 105-180 *1908, Zwei neue Strepsiptera aus Java, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 51 185-190 *1908, Studien über südostasiatischen Dipteren. III, Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 51, 191-332 *''Veranderlijkheid in eenheid''. Amsterdam, 1929 (Rede 297e herdenking stichtingsdag Universiteit van Amsterdam). *''Verslag van de lotgevallen der Universiteit van Amsterdam gedurende den cursus 1928–1929''. Amsterdam, 1929 (Rede bij de overdracht van het rectoraat op den 16en September 1929). *''Inleiding tot de kennis van de Nederlansche tweevleugelige insecten (Diptera)''. Zutphen, 1944.

References

*Barendrecht, G. and Krüsemann, G., 1949 e Meijere, J. C. H.''Tijdschr. Ent.'', Amsterdam 90

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: 1–15 *Huijbregts, H., 1999 eijere, J. C. H. deEverts, Info 43, Suppl. 47 *Lempke, B. J., 1948 e Meijere, J. C. H. ''Ent. Ber.'', Berlin 12 (279): 201
Prof. dr. J.C.H. de Meijere, 1866 – 1947
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