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Papp, L.: In memoriam Dr. Ferenc Mihályi (1906-1997)

gary.J in 1966. He got the degree of "Doctor of Biological Science" from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1967. He published the general introduction to the Diptera volumes in the Fauna Hungáriáé in 1972. He identified thousands of the calyptrate flies and set up large collections for the Carpathian Basin, beginning with the families Fanniidae and Muscidae. He published the identification book for them in 1975. He retired for a pension by the end of 1974. His most productive period of scientific work was the next 12 years in retirement, when he continued working on the calyptrate flies. He identified the material of Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae, later that of the Tachinidae in the collection of the Department of Zoology. The identification books were published in 1979 and 1986 with nearly 1000 of his original figures. In the meantime he also published papers on Diptera taxonomy, describing new taxa, identified and published extensive materials collected in the Hungarian national parks. Unfortunately, his eyesight became much worse (amblyopia), partly as a consequence of working on figures. However, he kept social contact with the dipterists and other workers in the Department of Zoology. He participated in the First and Second International Congresses of Dipterology (Budapest 1986 and Bratislava 1990). In addition to his scientific activities, he was the editor of our Annales historiconaturales Musei nationales hungarici from 1963 to 1974. He made an excellent work as editor, bettering numerous papers year by year. He was active in many professional societies: Zoological Section of the Hungarian Biological Society (member from 1953, secretary from 1954 to 1957), Hungarian Society of Parasitologists and his most beloved Hungarian Entomological Society. In 1974 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the "Frivaldszky Memorial Plaquette" (he was a member of the Society for 47 years and a member of its Board for decades). He passed away on the 26th of January 1997. He was survived by his daughter and son, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A list each of the scientific publications, of the scientific lectures, of the Diptera taxa described by him and of the taxa (all are arthropods) which were named after FERENC MIHÁLYI, are given below. In the list of the scientific publications below the titles are given also in English [in square brackets, following the original title], if there was only a Hungarian or other but not English title published. in the list of the scientific lectures, the occasion of his oral presentations are given also in English (the site is Budapest, if not stated otherwise). SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS OF DR. FERENC MIHÁLYI (74 works, based on his own list) MIHÁLYI, P. (1935): Adatok a házi légy repülőszerveinek anatómiájához és mechanikájához. [Data to (lie knowledge of anatomy and mechanics of the flying organs of the house fly.] - Bölcsészdoktori értekezés. [PhD thesis.] A szerző kiadása, Budapest, pp. 17.