C. A. W. Jeekel | |
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 Jeekel in 1979 | |
| Born | 1922 Medan, Indonesia |
| Died | 2010 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Known for | Advancing taxonomy of millipedes and centipedes |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Myriapodology |
| Institutions | Zoological Museum Amsterdam |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | Jeekel |
Casimir Albrecht Willem Jeekel (1922–2010) was a Dutch myriapodologist and entomologist known for his major contributions to the taxonomy of millipedes. His 1971 monograph Nomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum is credited as launching the "modern era" of millipede taxonomy, and has been considered the "most important single work ever published on the Diplopoda". He served as director of the Zoological Museum Amsterdam, and authored over 150 works on the taxonomy of millipedes and other myriapods.