In 1868, he was the first to describe the Argentine ant.[2] He is credited with naming the harvesting ant species, Aphaenogaster treatae, for naturalist Mary Davis Treat, in honor of her research on the species.[3]
Mayr was born into the family of a lawyer, Ignaz Mayr, and his wife, née Rosalie Holzer, in Vienna. After completing classical high school and studying at the faculty of philosophy, Mayr began studying medicine in Vienna. From 1851, he was a member of the Vienna Botanical and Zoological Society (Zoologisch-Botanische Gesellschaft). He was a doctor of medicine in 1856, then taught natural sciences and chemistry in secondary schools in Pest, but he lost his post in 1861, because of the Magyarization laws which prohibited teaching in German in Hungarian secondary schools.[4] He moved to Vienna, where he taught natural history in an Oberrealschule, until his retirement in 1892. The honorary title of imperial advisor (kaiserlicher Rat) was then awarded to him, after having received the golden cross of merit in 1876.[4]
Mayr was passionate about entomology and in particular about the Hymenoptera, and specialised in the systematics of ants. He donated one of his collections of hymenopterans, bringing together 1,350 species represented by around 5,500 specimens, to the Natural History Museum, Vienna, in 1896. Another collection of 2,180 species of ants, and other collections of insects was bequeathed by him in his will to the Vienna Botanical and Zoological Society, but they later sold it to the museum, not having the facilities to maintain it.[4]
gustav, mayr, gustav, mayr, october, 1830, july, 1908, austrian, entomologist, professor, budapest, vienna, specialised, hymenoptera, being, particularly, known, studies, ants, 1868, first, describe, argentine, credited, with, naming, harvesting, species, apha. Gustav L Mayr 12 October 1830 14 July 1908 was an Austrian entomologist and professor in Budapest and Vienna He specialised in Hymenoptera being particularly known for his studies of ants 1 Gustav MayrIn 1868 he was the first to describe the Argentine ant 2 He is credited with naming the harvesting ant species Aphaenogaster treatae for naturalist Mary Davis Treat in honor of her research on the species 3 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editMayr was born into the family of a lawyer Ignaz Mayr and his wife nee Rosalie Holzer in Vienna After completing classical high school and studying at the faculty of philosophy Mayr began studying medicine in Vienna From 1851 he was a member of the Vienna Botanical and Zoological Society Zoologisch Botanische Gesellschaft He was a doctor of medicine in 1856 then taught natural sciences and chemistry in secondary schools in Pest but he lost his post in 1861 because of the Magyarization laws which prohibited teaching in German in Hungarian secondary schools 4 He moved to Vienna where he taught natural history in an Oberrealschule until his retirement in 1892 The honorary title of imperial advisor kaiserlicher Rat was then awarded to him after having received the golden cross of merit in 1876 4 Mayr was passionate about entomology and in particular about the Hymenoptera and specialised in the systematics of ants He donated one of his collections of hymenopterans bringing together 1 350 species represented by around 5 500 specimens to the Natural History Museum Vienna in 1896 Another collection of 2 180 species of ants and other collections of insects was bequeathed by him in his will to the Vienna Botanical and Zoological Society but they later sold it to the museum not having the facilities to maintain it 4 Between 1862 and 1901 he described 58 genera of ant including Acromyrmex Anochetus Aphaenogaster Camponotus Formicoxenus Leptothorax Monomorium and Tetramorium and over 500 new species of ants 4 He also described unique collections of fossil ants preserved in Baltic amber 1868 ants from Tibet brought back by the expeditions of Nikolay Przhevalsky and ants from Turkestan collected by explorer Alexei Fedchenko He was responsible for writing the zoological part concerning ants in the travel report of the Austrian Imperial Novara expedition that circumnavigated the world between 1857 and 1859 4 He died in Vienna Works editMayr s works include 1 Formicidae der Novara Expedition Ants of the Novara Expedition Vienna 1865 Die Ameisen des baltischen Bernsteins The Ants of Baltic Amber Konigsberg Koch 1868 Feigeninsecten Fig Insects Vienna Holder 1885 Hymenopterologische Miscellen Hymenopteran Miscellanea Vienna Holder 1902 Formiciden aus Agypten und dem Sudan Ants from Egypt and Sudan 1903 References editPortrait Obits a b 1908 Obituary Prof Gustav Mayr Entomological News 19 396 Bibliography Managing Linepithema Humile Mayr the Argentine Ant in South Carolina by Brittany Russ Ellis Early American Nature Writers A Biographical Encyclopedia edited by Daniel Patterson Roger Thompson J Scott Bryson a b c d e Dr K W v Dalla Torre Prof Dr Gustav Mayr PDF in German biologiezentrum at Retrieved 28 September 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Gustav Mayr Works by or about Gustav Mayr at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gustav Mayr amp oldid 1203774130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
