Ebbe Nielsen, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish entomologist expatriate to Australia
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About Ebbe Nielsen
- Ebbe Schmidt Nielsen (7 June 1950 – 7 March 2001) was a Danish entomologist.
- Nielsen was influential in systematics and Lepidoptera research, and was an early proponent of biodiversity informatics.
- The journal Invertebrate Systematics was established with significant contributions from Nielsen and he assisted in the founding of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
- Nielsen authored several books, published over eighty scientific papers, and was highly regarded within the scientific community.
- Following his death, the GBIF organised the Ebbe Nielsen Prize in his memory, awarded annually to promising researchers in the field of biodiversity informatics.
- The moth Pollanisus nielseni is dedicated to Nielsen.
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