Carpathian Research by Józef Dziędzielewicz

This paper presents an outline of the history of entomological research by Józef Dziędzielewicz, a long-year collaborator of the Cracow Scientific Society and the Academy of Arts and Sciences, that was conducted by him in the Carpathians at the turn of the 20th century. Dziędzielewicz was a self-taught expert in natural sciences. Thanks to research and publication, he became an authority on a European scale in the field of insects from the Neuropterida clade, which are currently categorised into a few separate orders. Most of his research works concerned caddisflies (Trichoptera) and dragonflies (Odonata).
During many years of his research, Dziędzielewicz made an extraordinary contribution to the knowledge of the world of Carpathian insects. He was one of the most outstanding entomologists both in the history of Polish and European science. He was known as an excellent taxonomist and morphologist, and he introduced a number of new species into science. He collaborated with many European entomologists, particularly with Professor František Klapálek from Prague.
He conducted field research on the fauna and distribution of Neuropterida in the Eastern Carpathians in Pokuttya, Podolia, Silesia, the Tatras and in the large part of Outer Subcarpathia. Apart from fauna lists and taxonomic reflections, his works contain many elements from the field of zoogeography and biology of insects. He also promoted the use of Polish generic names, sometimes creating new ones. He described several newly discovered species from the Trichoptera order.

КАРПАТСКИЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ ЮЗЕФА ДЗЕНДЗЕЛЕВИЧА

Ключевые слова: история, Академия Нayк, Карпаты, энтомология, Дзендзелевич

В этой статье представлена в общих чертах история энтомологических исследова- ний Юзефа Дзендзелевича, многолетнего сотрудника Научного краковского обще- ства, а затем Академии знаний, которые он проводил в Карпатах на рубеже XIX и XX вв. В естественных науках Дзендзелевич был самоучкой. Благодаря иссле- дованиям и публикациям он стал известным европейским авторитетом в области сетчатокрылых насекомых, которые в настоящее время входят в несколько отдельных отрядов. Большинство его исследовательских трудов касалось ручейников (Trichoptera) и стрекоз (Odonata).
На протяжении многих лет своей деятельности Дзендзелевич способствовал в огромной мере познанию мира насекомых в Карпатах. Будучи одним из наиболее выдающихся польских энтомологов, он внес свою лепту как в польскую науку, так и европейскую. Заявил себя как превосходный таксоном и морфолог, кроме того ввел в науку новые виды. Сотрудничал с многими европейскими энтомологами, в особенности в профессором Франтишеком Клапалеком (František Klapálek) из Праги. Он вел исследования в природных условиях фауны и размещения сетчатокрылых насекомых в Восточных Карпатах, на Покутье, Подолье, в Силезии, в Татрах и в большей части Прикарпатья. Его труды, кроме перечня фауны и таксономических рассуждений, также содержат много элементов из области зоогеографии и биологии насекомых. Он также закреплял польские названия видов, иногда создавая новые. Ученый описал более десятка новых для науки видов из отряда Trichoptera.

This paper presents an outline of the history of entomological research by Józef Dziędzielewicz, a long-year collaborator of the Cracow Scientific Society and the Academy of Arts and Sciences, that was conducted by him in the Carpathians at the turn of the 20th century. Dziędzielewicz was a self-taught expert in natural sciences. Thanks to research and publication, he became an authority on a European scale in the field of insects from the Neuropterida clade, which are currently categorised into a few separate orders. Most of his research works concerned caddisflies (Trichoptera) and dragonflies (Odonata).
During many years of his research, Dziędzielewicz made an extraordinary contribution to the knowledge of the world of Carpathian insects. He was one of the most outstanding entomologists both in the history of Polish and European science. He was known as an excellent taxonomist and morphologist, and he introduced a number of new species into science. He collaborated with many European entomologists, particularly with Professor František Klapálek from Prague.
He conducted field research on the fauna and distribution of Neuropterida in the Eastern Carpathians in Pokuttya, Podolia, Silesia, the Tatras and in the large part of Outer Subcarpathia. Apart from fauna lists and taxonomic reflections, his works contain many elements from the field of zoogeography and biology of insects. He also promoted the use of Polish generic names, sometimes creating new ones. He described several newly discovered species from the Trichoptera order.