Jorge Artigas (entomologist)

Jorge Artigas Coch (Santiago March 21, 1929 – December 13, 2022) was a Chilean entomologist and academic of the University of Concepción.[1] Artigas graduated as an agricultural engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.[1] As the university of Concepción had by early 1950s created the Faculty of Agriculture in 1954 Artigas was contracted to impart the course "Agricultural Zoology".[1] In 1967 Artigas obtained a PhD at Ohio State University.[1][2] In the university of Concepción he was director of the Department of Zoology from 1970 to 2009, and played an important role in consolidating the university's Zoology Museum.[1][2] In the 1970s he formally described various insect genera, and he continued this work in the late 1980s and 1990s in collaboration with Nelson Papavero.[3] Artigas is also known for developing a staining method for protozoa.[3] He was a member of a number of scientific societies both in Chile and abroad.[1]

Besides his academic work, Artigas enjoyed painting, horse riding and writing poetry which he did under a pseudonym.[1]

Selected works
  • Artigas, Jorge N.; Papavero, Nelson (1990). "Studies on Mydidae Diptera v. Phylogenetic and biogeographic notes key to the American genera and illustrations of spermathecae". Gayana Zoología. 54: 87--116. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  • Artigas, Jorge (1994). Entomología económica (in Spanish). Concepción, Chile: Universidad de Concepción.

References
  1. Jerez, Viviane; Parra, Luis E. (2022). "Jorge Narciso Artigas Coch (1929-2022)". Gayana. 86 (2). doi:10.4067/S0717-65382022000200065.
  2. "Dr. Jorge Artigas: 90 años de vida al servicio de la Comunidad Universitaria". Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas (in Spanish). University of Concepción. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. "Jorge Artigas". Neglected Science. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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