Career James Zetek



barro colorado research station, 2006


he born vaclav zetek, dec. 12, 1886 in chicago, son of vaclav zetek, immigrant bohemia , stone cutter in chicago, , spouse johanna velker. james went panama in 1911 entomologist, serving time professor there. dr. zetek founding director of canal zone biological area (czba), located on barro colorado island, panama. served resident manager 1923 1956. died in panama june 2, 1959, , buried in amador cemetery.


zetek s primary research interest study of termites , termite control. usda entomologist thomas e. snyder studied him.


zetek became authority in other aspects of panama s natural history. wrote paper on mollusks of panama in 1917.


zetek retired in 1956. successor carl d. koford. zetek s papers held smithsonian institution archives.








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