Axolotl Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I can't seem to find a reference to the person who discovered/named so many roaches and invertebrates... at least I'm assuming it's a person. I'd love to know more about them, but I don't have a first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 I'll poke around a bit and see what I can find. Unfortunately there might not be a ton out there on him because most of his species descriptions are from quite a ways back, meaning the actual pubs might be near impossible to track down. Hopefully I can at least find the first name though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axolotl Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 I did a few cursory searches on Google, but it's crowded with the other Saussures (linguist and botanist). I'm still hunting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 "Henri Louis Frederic de Saussure (1829-1905) was a distinguished Swiss entomologist who also was skilled in unrelated fields such as geography and mineralogy. He founded the Geographical Society of Geneva but spent most of his time at the Natural History Museum of Geneva. In entomology he specialised in orthopteroid orders and Hymenoptera. He made trips to the West Indies and the USA where he met Louis Agassiz. He made major contributions in our understanding of cockroaches on a worldwide basis. Several genera are named in his honour, including Hensaussurea". From the book "A Guide To The Cockroaches Of Australia". 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axolotl Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Mystery solved! Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Happy to help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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