Janusz R. Wojtusiak (February 21, 1942 – May 2, 2012) was a Polish

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 ...

and son of the well-known Polish biologist, Roman Wojtusiak, Professor at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

. He presented his Ph.D. thesis in 1971. It concerned the morphology of the family

Adelidae The Adelidae or fairy longhorn moths are a family of monotrysian moths in the lepidopteran infraorder Heteroneura. The family was first described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1851. Most species have at least partially metallic, ...

. In 1994, he received a professorial nomination from the President of the Republic of Poland,

Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa (; ; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 Polish presidential election, 1990 election, Wałę ...

.nekrolog Janusz Wojtusiak

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1942 births 2012 deaths Jagiellonian University alumni Polish expatriates Polish entomologists Scientists from Kraków Academic staff of the University of Nigeria Expatriates in Nigeria {{entomologist-stub