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Pavel Štys

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Pavel Štys (8 December 1933 – 24 August 2018) was a Czech entomologist who specialized mainly on the Heteroptera and a professor of zoology at the Charles University, Prague.

Štys was born to Ludmila (1896–1976) and Jaroslav (1897–1963) in a farming family in South Bohemia. An uncle was a co-owner of an optical instrument manufacturer Srb & Štys. He was educated at Vančurovo Reálné Gymnasium before joining Charles University, Prague graduating in 1957. He received a C.Sc.(equivalent to a Ph.D.) in 1966 and joined the faculty at the university. He became a professor of entomology in 1993 and became a head of the zoology department in 1998. He was also a visiting professor at several universities.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kment, Petr; Baňař, Petr; Bílý, Svatopluk; Pluot-Sigwalt, Dominique; Polhemus, Dan A.; Schuh, Randall T. (2019). "In memoriam of Professor Pavel Štys (1933–2018): Biography, memories, bibliography and list of described taxa". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 59 (2): 351–379. doi:10.2478/aemnp-2019-0028. S2CID 211022069.