Melchior de Lisle

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Melchior de Lisle (22 February 1908-26 August 1977) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera Lucanidae.

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His life

A biography was written by Jean-Pierre Lacroix [1]

In 1933 he marries Christiane Frommer who will hold in Paris a renowned music lounge. [2]

He was a technician of value, an alumnus of the École polytechnique.

In Cameroon he manages works of infrastructure (bridges), [3] on returning to Paris he is a headmaster of an engineering school. He is an excellent pianist. [4]

Entomological works

During his stay in Cameroon, he is interested in cetonids, the customs of which he observes and he describes new forms or new subspecies. [5] [6]

Of return in Europe, he is fascinated by the Lucanidae. He gathers an important collection and describes numerous new taxa. His most important works are published in a Swiss zoological journal. [7]

He also studied the Cerambycidae. [8]

Entomological terms named after him

List of the taxa he created

The list of the 103 taxa he created, fully referenced, is published on the web. [9]

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References

  1. Lacroix (J.-P.), 1980. In Memoriam. Melchior de Lisle. 1908-1977, Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie, 10, pp. 123-127
  2. Le Panthéon des musiciens. Christiane de Lisle
  3. Lisle (M. de), 1955. Le pont sur le Wouri, à Douala (Cameroun), La Technique des Travaux, 31, pp. 307-320
  4. [Lisle (Chr. & M. de), 1974. L'art de jouer Mozart au piano, Buchet-Chastel, 381 pages
  5. Lisle (M. de), 1947. Les Cétoines du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société des Société d'Études camerounaises, 12, pp. 73-102
  6. Lisle (M. de), 1947. Notes complémentaires sur les Cétoines du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société d'Études camerounaises, 19-20, pp. 7-54
  7. Lisle (M. de), 1967-1977. Notes (1-4) sur quelques Lucanidae nouveaux ou peu connus, Revue Suisse de Zoologie, volumes 74, 77, 80 & 84
  8. Lisle (M. de), 1955. Description d'un Lamaire nouveau du Cameroun, Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 60, pp. 85-86
  9. List of the taxa described by Melchior de Lisle