A lepkész Schmidt Antal (1880–1966): a muzeológus és az igazgató öröksége a Magyar Természettudományi Múzeumban = The lepidopterist Dr. Antal Schmidt (1880–1966): his legacy as curator and director in the Hungarian Natural History Museum

Abstract

Dr Antal Schmidt, lepidopterist by scientifi c interest, worked as staff member of the Hungarian Natural History Museum between the period 1903–1939. Personal data of Schmidt are given, with a list of all his 22 publications and 25 Lepidoptera names proposed as new for science. On the basis of archive records and documents the alphabetic list of 598 personalities he corresponded with is also compiled indicating the intensity of letter exchange. People whom Schmidt was in most intensive contact with, are briefl y presented. With 12 fi gures