Melchior de Lisle

Melchior de Lisle (1908-16 August 1977) was a French entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera Lucanidae.

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]

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
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