Edmond de Sélys Longchamps
Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps (25 May 1813 – 11 December 1900) was a Belgian Liberal Party politician and scientist. Selys Longchamps has been regarded as the founding figure of odonatology, the study of the dragonflies and damselflies. His wealth and influence enabled him to amass one of the finest collections of neuroptera insects and to describe many species from around the world. His collection is housed in the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps | |
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Edmond de Selys Longchamps, wearing the (green) Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. | |
| President of the Senate | |
| In office 3 August 1880 – 23 July 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Camille de Tornaco |
| Succeeded by | Jules d'Anethan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 May 1813 Paris, France |
| Died | 11 December 1900 (aged 87) Liège, Belgium |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Born | Edmond de Sélys Longchamps |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology, Odonatology |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Sélys |
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