Jan Bechyné
| Jan Karel Bechyné | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 19, 1920 Přibyslav, Czech Republic |
| Died | March 9, 1973 (aged 52) Maracay, Venezuela |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Entomology |
| Sub-discipline | Coleopterist |
| Institutions | University of Maracay |
Jan Karel Bechyné (19 September 1920 - 9 March 1973) was a Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).
Jan studied at the University of Prague, graduating in 1948 with a thesis titled "Příspěvek k poznání filogenese a zoogeography rodu Tymarcha Latr" (on the phylogeny and zoogeography of the genus Tymarcha). He emigrated from the Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia) in 1948 and never subsequently returned.
He worked in natural history museums in Munich and at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels before moving to Los Angeles and later South America, where he researched in Brazil, San Salvador, and Peru before gaining a professorial post at the University of Maracay in Venezuela.
Bechyné was the first to propose combating the Colorado potato beetle with pests in Europe.
Hi wife Bohumila shared his interest in entomology and continued to represent Jan at entomological conferences after his death.
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