William Lundbeck
William Lundbeck was a Danish entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. He was a Professor in the University Museum in Copenhagen.
Lundbeck's most important work was Diptera Danica. Genera and species of flies Hitherto found in Denmark. Copenhagen & London, 1902-1927. 7 vols.
The Parts of this work are
- 1907. Stratiomyidae, Xylophagidae, Coenomyiidae, Tabanidae, Leptididae, Acroceridae. Diptera Danica 1. Copenhagen.
- 1908. Asilidae, Bombyliidae, Therevidae, Scenopinidae. Diptera Danica 2. Copenhagen.
- 1910. Empididae. Diptera Danica 3. Copenhagen.
- 1912. Dolichopodidae. Diptera Danica 4. Copenhagen.
- 1916. Lonchopteridae, Syrphidae. Diptera Danica 5. Copenhagen.
- 1922. Pipunculidae, Phoridae. Diptera Danica 6. Copenhagen.
- 1927. Platypezidae, Tachinidae. Diptera Danica 7. Copenhagen.
Before turning to insects, however, he participated on the Ingolf expedition to the North Atlantic in 1895-1896 and produced three significant reports on the deep sea porifera collected by the expedition.Collection
Lundbeck's insect collection is in The Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen.
