Biographies of the Entomologists of the World

The Biographies of the Entomologists of the World is an online database hosted by the Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), part of the Senckenberg Nature Research Society (SGN). It provides structured biographical profiles of entomologists from around the globe, including essential information such as life dates, career details, published works, and, where available, portraits and bibliographic references. Closely connected to other SDEI resources, such as literature indexes and entomological catalogs, the database allows users to cross-reference biographical data with scientific publications and collections. This openly accessible tool is widely used by researchers, historians of science, and librarians interested in entomological biography. It is also accepted as an authority in linked data platforms: for instance, it is registered on Wikidata as the item Biographies of the Entomologists of the World (Wikidata Q57831640), and individual entomologists in Wikidata often carry an “Entomologists of the World ID” (Wikidata property P5370) that links to their entry in this SDEI database.

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Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Temporal coverage
Time period
Begin: 1910
End: 2025
Taxonomic coverage
Class Insecta
Other info
Last Updated November 3, 2025, 10:18 (UTC)
Created October 1, 2025, 15:55 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator and point of contact
Name Jana Hoffmann
Organization affiliations
SDEI - Senckenberg German Entomological Institute

Eberswalder Straße 90
15374 Müncheberg
Germany
Organization email:sdei@senckenberg.de
Website:https://www.senckenberg.de/en/institutes/sdei/

Research data management planning

Types of data that will be / are / were created during the project Text (notes, surveys, etc.) , Occurrence data , Taxonomic data , Multimedia (images, sounds, videos, etc.)
Estimated volume of created data <1GB
Data will be stored at (long-term archived) SGN servers

Link to this dataset:

https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/2b9a3fa3-9122-4bf9-b84f-25d8ac344eef