Karl Werner (30 October 1956 – 12 May 2007) was a German entomologist and specimen collector who specialized in the Carabidae. He described 3 genera and nearly 70 species of beetles and was especially interested in rediscovering ''
Apteroessa grossa''.
Werner, known to his friends as "Charly", was born in
Peiting
Peiting is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Lech, 3 km southeast of Schongau, and 17 km west of Weilheim in Oberbayern.
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and schooled there and at
Schongau before studying politics in Munich (1985). He however pursued a career as a freelancer in entomology. He began to travel widely and collect insects and trade in specimens. He collected for a number of museums including the
Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh; the
Smithsonian; Congo Museum, Brussels;
Museo La Specola, Florence; and the
Transvaal Museum
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. He described a number of species of beetles and a butterfly. He died from cardiac arrest at his home.
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German entomologists
1956 births
2007 deaths