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Oldřich Marek
Czech entomologist and educator

Oldřich Marek

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Czech entomologist and educator
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Ústí nad Orlicí, Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
Place of death
Žamberk, Ústí nad Orlicí District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic
Age
75 years
Oldřich Marek
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Biography

Oldřich Marek (1911–1986) was a Czech entomologist and teacher, member of Czechoslovak entomological society in Prague since 1940.

Life

Oldřich Marek was born on April 3, 1911 in Ústí nad Orlicí. He attended Primary school in Dolní Čermná and secondary school in Česká Třebová. After completing secondary school he left for Slovakia to become a primary school teacher in Smolník, Stakčín and Trnava.

During World War II (1938–1945) he was employed as a teacher in Slatina u Moravské Třebové, Litice nad Orlicí and Dolní Čermná. In 1941 he began teaching mathematics, physics, chemistry and natural science at secondary school. After military duties in 1945 he worked as a secondary school teacher in Žamberk until his retirement in 1971.

Work

He specialised in Coleoptera especially the family Nitidulidae. In this group he studied the world fauna describing many new genera and species.

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Literature

  • Marek, O. & Jelínek, J. 1966. Two new Palaearctic species of the genus Meligethes Steph. (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae). Acta Entomologica Bohemoslovaca 63: 453-458.
  • Marek, O. 1968. Nitiduliden-Fauna (Coleoptera) aus Liberia. Natura Jutlandica 14: 153-154.
  • Marek, O. 1969. Die Nitiduliden Fauna von Brasilien (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae), erster Teil. Papeis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia Sao Paulo 22: 153-157.
  • Marek, O. 1982. Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) of Brazil 2. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 26(3-4): 261-268.


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