On the Life and Death of Insects

The world of Jean-Henri Fabre

by Stephan Krall

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— 200th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Henri Fabre on 21 December 2023 — First all-encompassing biography of the entomologist — Biodiversity as a hot topic Jean-Henri Fabre (1823–1915) was a French teacher, scientist and researcher. At a time when insects were not among the preferred biological objects of study (and if they were, it was only for them to be collected, pinned and identified), Fabre began to conduct behavioural research on insects. This was not appreciated until very late in his life, so Fabre and his family were largely destitute most of the time. Stephan Krall provides a very personal account of this extraordinary and passionate researcher of insects, spiders and scorpions, who managed to publish scientific documents, complete his doctorate and write books on the side. Today he is considered as one of the founding fathers of the behavioural biology of insects.

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Author Biography

Stephan Krall is a biologist who focuses on zoology/entomology. He worked for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) from 1981 until 2019. His regional focus is Africa. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the World Vegetable Center, Taiwan and of the Advisory Board of the Natural Conservation Academy of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) on the island of Vilm, and from 2005 to 2008 he was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Scientific and Medical Network (SMN).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Hirzel
  • Publication Date November 2023
  • Orginal LanguageGerman
  • ISBN/Identifier 9783777631035
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 34 EUR
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusUnpublished
  • Original Language TitleVom Leben und Sterben der Insekten. Die Welt des Jean-Henri Fabre
  • Edition1st edition 2023
  • Copyright Year2023

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