Erich Wasmann

Erich Wasmann (29 May 1859 in Merano − 27 February 1931 in Valkenburg, Netherlands) was an Austrian (born in South Tyrol) entomologist, specializing in ants and termites, and Jesuit priest. He described the phenomenon known as Wasmannian mimicry. and became a prominent Catholic popularizer of science, grounded in Christian beliefs, around 1900. His father was the painter Friedrich Wasmann.

Erich Wasmann

Erich Wasmann (29 May 1859 in Merano − 27 February 1931 in Valkenburg, Netherlands) was an Austrian (born in South Tyrol) entomologist, specializing in ants and termites, and Jesuit priest. He described the phenomenon known as Wasmannian mimicry. and became a prominent Catholic popularizer of science, grounded in Christian beliefs, around 1900. His father was the painter Friedrich Wasmann.