Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky

Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky (5 October 1916, in Bonn – 27 January 1987, in Middletown, New York) was a German entomologist who worked in Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. (Alternate spellings of his name include Peter Wygodzinsky and Pedro Wygodzinsky.) He studied several groups of insects in detail, but is known, especially, for his work on Reduviidae family. He worked at the American Museum of Natural History as an assistant curator (later curator) from 1962 until the end of his career.

References and external links

• Pedro W. Wygodzinsky (Obituary). New York Times 30 January 1987, p. B8 (link)
• Randall T. Schuh and Lee H. Herman (1988). Petr Wolfgang Wygodzinsky (1916–1987). Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 96, No. 2 (Apr., 1988), pp. 227–244. (summary)
• Rider, David (2007). Biographical & Type Information - W. North Dakota State University. (link)