Fred Iltis [SEP] place of death
Fred Iltis
Fred Iltis (Brno, Czechoslovakia, April 20, 1923 – San Jose, California, December 11, 2008) was an American entomologist. His research focused on the biosystematics and life cycle of mosquitoes.
Life and work.
He was born Wilfred Gregor Iltis to Anni (née Liebscher) and Hugo Iltis, a botanist and geneticist who was a life sciences teacher at the German-language gymnasium of Brünn (Brno). His father was also the first biographer of Gregor Mendel and a vocal opponent
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