Bronislaw M. Honigberg
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. 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.
Bronisław M. Honigberg | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 14, 1920 |
| Died | May 1, 1992 (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.
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