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Ernst Priesner (12 May 1934 – disappeared 19 July 1994) was an Austrian biologist. He pioneered in the field of sex pheromones at the
Ernst Priesner attended the high school in Klagenfurt. Afterwards he studied
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/ref> Ernst Priesner disappeared in July 1994, when he did not return from checking
Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology
The former Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Physiology was located in Bulldern, Westphalia, Germany, moved to Seewiesen in 1957. It was one of 80 institutes in the Max Planck Society (Max Planck Gesellschaft).
Background
A working group was fo ...
in Seewiesen. His entomological main emphasis was on the field of Hymenoptera
Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of the species are parasitic.
Females typi ...
and butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
.
Life
Ernst Priesner attended the high school in Klagenfurt. Afterwards he studied biology
Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...
at the University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (, ) is a public university, public research university in Vienna, Austria. Founded by Rudolf IV, Duke of Austria, Duke Rudolph IV in 1365, it is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and among the largest ...
where he worked on his thesis in the research group of Wilhelm Kühnelt at the Zoological Institute. In 1959 he received his Ph.D.Ernst-Gerhard Burmeister: Im Gedenken an Dr. Ernst Priesner/ref> After his time in
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...
, Priesner worked first with the Zoological Institute of the University of Göttingen
The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen (, commonly referred to as Georgia Augusta), is a Public university, public research university in the city of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1734 ...
, before joining the work group of Dietrich Schneider
Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "ruler of the people", but also "keeper of the keys" or "lockpick" (either the tool or the profession).
Given name
* Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440)
* Thierry of Alsace (; 1099–1168), ...
at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...
in 1963. Two years later he followed Schneider to Seewiesen to the local Max Planck Institute. In 1974 Ernst Priesner lived at the University of Erlangen, where he focused on the study of insect pheromone
A pheromone () is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species. Pheromones are chemicals capable of acting like hormones outside the body of the secreting individual, to affect the behavio ...
s, particularly Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnality, diurnal moth family (biology), family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
The family consists of 165 genus, genera ...
.
In 1983 Priesner received the Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Prize for his work in the field of pheromone research. He was the driving force in the study of clearwings by means of attracting with synthetically produced pheromones. Several new species have been discovered with this method. Priesner developed a set of 21 pheromones which succeeds in attracting almost all types of wing borers./ref> Ernst Priesner disappeared in July 1994, when he did not return from checking
insect trap
Insect traps are used to monitor or directly reduce populations of insects or other arthropods, by trapping individuals and killing them. They typically use food, visual lures, chemical attractants and pheromones as bait and are installed so that ...
s in the mountains of Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...
in the area of the Pflegersee. Various search operations by the mountain rescue were not successful.
See also
*List of people who disappeared
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Publications
*J. Boeckh, Ernst Priesner, D. Schneider, M. Jacobson: ''Olfactory Receptor Response to the Cockroach Sexual Attractant.'' In: ''Science.'' 141, 1963, S. 716–717, . *Ernst Priesner: ''Die interspezifischen Wirkungen der Sexuallockstoffe der Saturniidae (Lepidoptera).'' In: ''Zeitschrift für vergleichende Physiologie.'' 61, 1968, S. 263–297, . *Karl-Ernst Kaissling, Ernst Priesner: ''Die Riechschwelle des Seidenspinners.'' In: ''Die Naturwissenschaften.'' 57, 1970, S. 23–28, . *Peter Witzgall, Ernst Priesner: ''Wind-tunnel study on attraction inhibitor in male Coleophora laricella Hbn. (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae).'' In: ''Journal of Chemical Ecology.'' 17, 1991, S. 1355–1362, .References