David Sommer

David Sommer during collecting trip to Balcan peninsula. Photo by Lucie Hrůzová.

David Sommer (b. 1994) studied Biology at CharlesUniversity in Prague and also Forestry at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (BSc.), The Czech Republic. Now he is studying Entomology (MSc.) at Charles University and works with David Král on biology, zoogeography, taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Geotrupidae (incl. Bolboceratinae). He is also studying Conservation Biology at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague (MSc.) where he works with Jan Růžička on on biology, zoogeography, taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Silphidae. David Sommer's research interests are predominantly taxonomy and phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea and Staphylinoidea groups. He is the secretary of the Czech Entomological Society.

David Sommer
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science
Charles University in Prague
Vinicna 7, Praha 2, 128 44 CZECH REPUBLIC

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
Kamycka 1176, Praha, 165 21 CZECH REPUBLIC

Personal address: K Vyhlidce 386, Susice III, 342 01 CZECH REPUBLIC

EMAIL: dejv.sommer@gmail.com