 Johann
Machatschke
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Johann W. Machatschke was born
on 13 July 1912 in Iglau (Jihlava), and he died unexpectedly
from a heart attack on 25 May 1975. Machatschke studied natural
sciences at the German University in Prague between 1931 and
1935 and received his PhD (actually Dr. Rer. Nat.) in 1935.
He finished his "Lehramtspruefung" (exam that gives
you the license to teach in public schools) for high school
teaching in the autumn of 1937. After 12 years of teaching (1937
- 1949), he joined the Schering company as scientific staff
in Berlin-Adlershof. In the autumn of 1951, he accomplished
one of his principal goals and accepted an offer from the German
Academy of Agricultural Science in Berlin and joined the scientific
staff of the DEI. He was Curator of the Coleoptera section of
the Deutsche Entomologische Institut (DEI) in Berlin-Friedrichshagen
for many years and was also a member of the DEG (Deutsche Entomologische
Gesellschaft) since 1953.
He selected for his research the systematics of the Rutelinae,
as well as phylogeny and zoogeography. Unfortunately, he suffered
a heart attack as early as autumn 1961 with the consequence
that he had to give up his position. Nevertheless, he continued
with his scientific work and from 1964 lived in Oberbayern in
Bavaria.
Reference:
Delkeskamp. 1975. In Memoriam. Johann Machatschke. Entomologica
Germanica 1:38. |
