František Klapálek

Klapálek was born in the village of Luže and was educated at the Litomyšl gymnasium after which he studied at the Czech Charles University of Prague.

Here he studied under Antonín Frič and became a zoological assistant at the Royal Czech Museum in Prague.

He then taught at secondary schools in Litomyšl, and later at Prague in Žitná and Spálená Street.

He made trips to Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, making collections of insects.

He was one of the founding members of the Czech Entomological Society on 17 January 1904, and was elected the first chairman of the organization.