biology

Gustaaf Hulstaert

Gustaaf Hulstaert is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gustaaf Hulstaert rather than just read about it. In short: Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990) was a Belgian missionary who served with the Missionaries of Scheut in the Belgian Congo from 1925. A keen entomologist, Hulstaert was interested in the Lepidoptera and before his posting to the Congo studied insects from the Dutch East Indies (including Dutch New Guinea) sent to him by other missionaries.

Key takeaways

Gustaaf Hulstaert belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gustaaf Hulstaert to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gustaaf Hulstaert from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gustaaf Hulstaert (1900–1990) was a Belgian missionary who served with the Missionaries of Scheut in the Belgian Congo from 1925. A keen entomologist, Hulstaert was interested in the Lepidoptera and before his posting to the Congo studied insects from the Dutch East Indies (including Dutch New Guinea) sent to him by other missionaries. His collection is held by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. His contributions also extend to anthropologic fields, such as ethnography and linguistics of peoples living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially those pertaining to Mongo people.

Works Biology:

Hulstaert, G. 1923. On Lepidoptera from New Guinea, Kei, Tenimber, the Philippines, and Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)11: 178–190. Hulstaert, G., 1924 New Indo-Australian Noctuidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)13: 97–127. Hulstaert, G., 1924 New moths from New Guinea, Kei, and Tenimber. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)13: 127–139. Hulstaert, G., 1924 Heteroceres indoaustraliens nouveaux. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 64: 85–101. Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Pieridae nouveaux de l'Afrique Central. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 12:90–99. Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Lycaenidae nouveaux des collections du Musee du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 12:112–122; 173–194. Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924 Rhopaloceres nouveaux du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 12:476–481. Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1926 Rhopaloceres nouveaux du Musee du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 14:60–63. Hulstaert, R.P.G. Lepidoptera Rhopalocera, Fam. Danaidae, Subfam. Danaidinae and Tellervinae. Genera Insectorum (1931)[ii] + Linguistics:

Hulstaert, G. 1965. Grammaire du lɔmɔ́ngɔ, II: la morphologie. (Annales du MRAC (Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale), sciences humaines, 57.) Tervuren: Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (MRAC). viii+680pp. (Google Books)

Taxon named in his honor The butterfly barb, Enteromius hulstaerti (Poll, 1945) is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Enteromius.

References

Early entomologists The Papua Insects Foundation Portrait Archive Gustaf Hulstaert, Royal Museum for Central Africa

Illustrations

Gustaaf Hulstaert: Gustaaf Hulstaert — Gustaaf Hulstaert

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gustaaf Hulstaert

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gustaaf Hulstaert claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gustaaf Hulstaert before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gustaaf Hulstaert ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gustaaf Hulstaert

In research: Gustaaf Hulstaert appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gustaaf Hulstaert in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gustaaf Hulstaert is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1900 births, 1990 deaths, 20th-century Belgian zoologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gustaaf Hulstaert outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

Ask Teacher Smith questions about this articleOpens your AI tutor with a question about “Gustaaf Hulstaert” →

Affiliate

Preply — study more efficiently by working with a personal tutor. 50% off.

How to study Gustaaf Hulstaert in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gustaaf Hulstaert means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Gustaaf Hulstaert out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Gustaaf Hulstaert in simple terms?

Why does Gustaaf Hulstaert matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gustaaf Hulstaert?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gustaaf Hulstaert.