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Alfred Balachowsky

French entomologist born in Russia (1901-1983) · France · On the map · Died at 82

Alfred Serge Balachowsky was a French entomologist born in Russia. He specialised in Coccoidea but also worked on Coleoptera. Balachowsky worked at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN). In 1948 he was elected president of the Société entomologique de France.

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Awards

Commander of the Legion of Honour1957
Resistance Medal
Croix de guerre 1939-1945
Medal of deportation and internment for facts of Resistance
Croix du combattant volontaire de la Résistance
Deported French Resistance

About this person

From 1962 to 1974 he was chair of Entomology at MNHN.

Country
France
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1983 · aged 82