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Peter Esben-Petersen

Peter Esben-Petersen 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 Peter Esben-Petersen rather than just read about it. In short: Peter Esben-Petersen (18 December 1869, in Sverup near Silkeborg – 2 April 1942, in Silkeborg) was a Danish entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera across the world. He was also interested in the Orthoptera, Ephemeroptera and other insects of Denmark.

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Reference excerpt

Peter Esben-Petersen (18 December 1869, in Sverup near Silkeborg – 2 April 1942, in Silkeborg) was a Danish entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera across the world. He was also interested in the Orthoptera, Ephemeroptera and other insects of Denmark. Esben-Petersen was a teacher in Silkeborg. He was associated with the entomological series Danmarks Flora og Fauna. For his scientific work on world fauna he received an honorary degree from the University of Copenhagen. His insect collection is largely conserved in the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen, with a part in the Natural History Museum in Aarhus da:Naturhistorisk Museum).

Works Partial list

— (1902), "Bidrag til en Fortegnelse over Arktisk Norges Neuropterfauna I". Tromsø Museums Aarshefter (25): 119 – 153 — (1908–09), "Bidrag til en Fortegnelse over Arktisk Norges Neuropterfauna II." Tromsø Museums Aarshefter, (31/32): 75 – 89 — (1915), "Australian Neuroptera. Part ii", Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 40: 56–74, doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18863, ISSN 0370-047X, Wikidata Q110158783 — (1927), "New Species of Neuroptera Planipennia in British Collections", Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 97 (3): 549–551, doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1927.tb07427.x, ISSN 0370-2774, Wikidata Q103836209 — (1933), Bidrag til en Fortegnelse over Bornholms Insektfauna: Orthoptera, Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Copeognatha, Neuroptera, Mecoptera, Trichoptera.Entomologiske Meddelelser 18: 215–238

References Henriksen, K. L. 1937 [Esben-Petersen, P.] Ent. Meddel. København 15 (11/12 499–506, Portrait Nonveiller, G. 1999 The Pioneers of the research on the Insects of Dalmatia. Zagreb, Hrvatski Pridodoslovni Muzej : 1–390, 65 Fig.

External links Partial bibliography EOL Encyclopedia of Life Taxa described by Esben-Petersen.Complete.Type Esben-Petersen into the search box. SDEI Portrait, further details

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter Esben-Petersen

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter Esben-Petersen 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 Peter Esben-Petersen 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 Peter Esben-Petersen 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 Peter Esben-Petersen

In research: Peter Esben-Petersen 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 Peter Esben-Petersen 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: Peter Esben-Petersen is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1869 births, 1942 deaths, Danish entomologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter Esben-Petersen 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.

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