Izyaslav Moiseyevich Kerzhner - Commissioner 1996-2008, entomologist, Professor and Chief Researcher of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Izyaslav (Izya) Moiseyevich Kerzhner, a Commissioner of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature since 1996, died on 29 May 2008 at the age of 72 in St.. Petersburg. Prof, Kerzhner was a leading taxonomist and world specialist on Hemiptera and a Chief Researcher of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was among the leading lights in zoological nomenclature, providing insight into challenging nomenclatural puzzles and participating in international debates on the Code right up until the time of his death.