Anselmo Pardo Alcaide
Anselmo Pardo Alcaide (18 September 1913 – 20 July 1977) was a Spanish entomologist and teacher. He was born in Melilla, Spain, and died in Córdoba, Spain, at age 63.
He published his first scientific paper in 1936 at age 23, describing Aphodius ambrosi, a new beetle species from northern Morocco. He went on to publish about 79 more papers and described around 145 taxa, becoming a world authority on beetle groups such as Melyridae, Meloidae, and Malachiinae.
Pardo Alcaide conducted many scientific expeditions, collecting specimens mainly in Morocco that were important for study. In 1978, he was posthumously awarded the Commander of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise for his scientific achievements. In 1979 a new school in Melilla was named College of Education and Primary Anselmo Pardo in his honor.
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