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Science provides an inexorable support to both the human and the nations development. The great scientists have always provided inspiration by their findings, philosophy, and understanding of the world around us. They have inspired generations of young explorers, eager to learn more about the world and motivated toward betterment with constant efforts in the quest for knowledge. The life of Professor Dr B. Kiauta, Emeritus Professor of Invertebrate Cytogenetics and Cytotaxonomy, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, President of Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (SIO) and the Executive Editor of Odonatologica, is an open book of assiduous perseverance, focused application and great mentorship. There are indeed many examples of great scientists, or for that matter - odonatologists, in the history of science, but there are certainly absolutely inevitably very few who by their energetic character not only practically educate the budding researchers in habits of industry, but by the example of diligence and perseverance which they set before them, largely influence the scientific activity in all directions and contribute in a great degree to form the national character, or more precisely, the world order! This book, Dr Bastiaan Kiauta: Odonatologist and Polymath His Life, Works and Universe , conveys a great lesson that nothing creditable can be accomplished without application and diligence.

Dr Matjaž Bedjanič

Braslovče, SLOVENIA;

December 31, 2017

Dedication
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgement

SECTION I: ORIENTATION
1. The family history and early childhood
2. The under school-age period and the World War-II time (1941-1945)
3. In the “Entomology School” of uncle Cyril Azman (1943-52)
4. Period of the early friendship with Mathias Gogala (1943-1953)
5. Breakthrough into the community of adult entomologists (1949-1952)
6. Decision on dragonflies (1952)
7. The first steps in odonatology (1953)
8. Bastiaan’s first encounter with Professor Jovan Hadzi (1953)

SECTION II: RESEARCH AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT
9. Beginning of the professional career in odonate cytogenetics and cytotaxonomy (1957)
10. New insights in odonate cytotaxonomy and cytophylogeny
11. Research missions of The Netherlands Centre for Alpine Biological Research (N.C.A.B.R.) to the Nepal Himalaya (1972-1980)

SECTION III: GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND STATESMANSHIP
12. Origin of Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (S.I.O.) — The ‘Family of Friends’
13. The S.I.O. National/Regional Offices worldwide
14. International Symposia of Odonatology
15. Odonatologica– the backbone of the S.I.O. and dawn of a new era
16. Worldwide odonatological periodicals of the S.I.O. and Dr Kiauta’s network
17. Some non-odonatological organizations and their periodicals Influenced by (S.I.O.) or Dr B. Kiauta
18. International Odonata Research Institute (I.O.R.I.)
19. A teacher, scientist and philosopher
20. Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (S.I.O.) and International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (I.U.C.N.)
21. Global mentorship
22. Extraordinary correspondence between Dr B. Kiauta and odonatologists worldwide

SECTION IV: REAL SOURCE OF STRENGTH
23. “Where is my wife?”

SECTION V: EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE OF ODONATOLOGY
24. Professor Bastiaan Kiauta – the phenomenon
25. S.I.O. dichotomy or ‘speciation’ of a new confrerie, the ‘WDA’?
26. The Kiauta-Corbet Era
27. To India, with love

SECTION VI: IN THE SERVICE OF GOD’S OWN CREATIONS
28. Engagement post-retirement

References cited

SECTION VII: SCIENTOMETRY OF PROFESSOR DR B. KIAUTA’S PUBLICATIONS, ODONATOLOGICAL AWARDS, DISTINCTIONS HONOURS AND OTHER MERITS ETC.
Epilogue: Sky is the limit to an illustrious career
Annex 1. Odonatological bibliography of Professor Dr B. Kiauta (1954-2018, partim)
Annex 2. Dr B. Kiauta’s editorial work on odonatological periodicals, 1970-2018
Annex 3. New odonate taxa described by Professor Dr B. Kiauta
Annex 4. List of new odonate taxa described in honour of Professor Dr B. Kiauta (1986-2013)
Annex 5. Some selected non-odonatological publications by Professor Dr B. Kiauta (1953-2018)
Annex 6. Editorial work on selected non-odonatological periodicals (1962-2018)
Annex 7. Handwritten (and never published) text of a talk by Dr B. Kiauta