Ferdinand Ferdinandovitsch Morawitz

Who was Ferdinand Ferdinandovitsch Morawitz?

Ferdinand Ferdinandovitsch Morawitz was a Russian entomologist. Dr. Ferdinand Ferdinandovitsch Morawitz worked mainly on Hymenoptera.He is best known for his work on the bees of Russia and Central Asia. He was one of the prominent entomologists associated with the Zoological Museum of the Russian Academy of Science where his brother August Feodorovitsh Morawitz was Curator of the insect collections.He was a member of the Russian Entomological Society.His collection is shared between the Zoological Museum in St. Petersburg and the Zoological Museum of Odessa University.