Bronislaw M. Honigberg
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Bronisław M. Honigberg (14 May 1920 – 1 May 1992) was a Polish-born American zoologist. Born in Warsaw, he settled in the United States as a refugee during World War II.[1][2] He was Professor of parasitology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research centered on unicellular organisms such as Trichomonadida and Kinetoplastida, the name which he invented. He was a leading authority on the naming system (systematics) of protozoans. He led the Committee on Taxonomy and Taxonomical Problems of the Society of Protozoologists and made a new Systematics of Protozoa in 1964.[3][4]
Bronisław M. Honigberg | |
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Born | (1920-05-14)May 14, 1920 |
Died | May 1, 1992(1992-05-01) (aged 71) |
Resting place | Wildwood Cemetery, Amherst. |
Citizenship | Naturalized American |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Known for | Kinetoplastida |
Spouse | Rhoda Honigberg |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Protozoology Parasitology |
Institutions | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Honigberg |
A protozoan, Ditrichomonas honigbergii, described in 1993 was named in his honour.[5]