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Dirk Geijskes (Dirk Cornelis Geijskes) was born on 16 May, 1907 in Kats, Netherlands, is a Director. Discover Dirk Geijskes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Dirk Cornelis Geijskes
Occupation Biologist, ethnologist, curator
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 16 May 1907
Birthday 16 May
Birthplace Kats, Netherlands
Date of death (1985-09-27) Leiden, Netherlands
Died Place Leiden, Netherlands
Nationality Suriname

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1985

Geijskes died on 27 September 1985 in Leiden, at the age of 78.

1970

Geijskes is the author of 123 publications, and 25 species have been named after him. In 1970, the dragonfly genus Lauromacromia was created by Geijskes. In 2011, it held six species.

1965

On 2 May 1965, Geijskes returned for the Netherlands, and in 1967 started to work as curator at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (nowadays Naturalis). where he started the dragonfly collection. In 2015, the collection contained 20,000 species. In the Netherlands, he also would become a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and editor of the New West Indian Guide.

1954

In 1954, Geijskes would become government biologist and the first director of the Surinaams Museum. In 1958, he led an expedition to the Tafelberg with Rudi Kappel to examine the savannah around the mountain, and investigate whether an airstrip could be built there. The successful construction of an airstrip led to Operation Grasshopper in 1959 which mapped the natural resources in the interior.

1938

In 1938, Geijskes started to work as an entomologist for the Landbouwproefstation (Experimental agricultural station) in Suriname. During his stay in Suriname, Geijskes would lead many expeditions into the interior. In 1939, he went to the Litany River to study the poisoned arrows of the Wayana people. In 1941, he participated in the Paroe Savanna expedition to the Tiriyó people. In 1943, he embarked on the Coppename River expedition during which the Tafelberg was climbed for the first time. In 1948 and 1949, he led an expedition from the coastal area across the Nassau Mountains. The expedition collected about 10,000 specimens including 1,500 butterflies.

1907

Dirk Cornelis Geijskes (16 May 1907 – 27 September 1985) was a Dutch biologist, ethnologist and curator. He was the first director of the Surinaams Museum. As a biologist, he specialised in dragonflies. He would lead many expeditions into the interior of Suriname. In 1967, he became curator at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie where he started the dragonfly collection. Geijskes is the author of 123 publications, and 25 species have been named after him.

Geijskes was born on 16 May 1907 in Kats, Netherlands. In 1927, he went to Leiden University to study biology. In 1929, he travelled to Trinidad to study dragonflies which would become his speciality. Next, he went to the University of Basel, and in 1935 obtained his doctorate magna cum laude for a thesis on the fauna and ecology of the Swiss Jura. In 1936, he first described Brevipalpus phoenicis which was later discovered to be the main factor for Citrus leprosis disease.