Background
Stary, Petr was born on April 29, 1933 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Frantisek and Olga (Fuchsová) Stary.
Stary, Petr was born on April 29, 1933 in Prague, Czech Republic. Son of Frantisek and Olga (Fuchsová) Stary.
Doctor rerum naturalium, The Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 1956. Computer Sciences Corporation, Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1960. Doctor of Science, Czechoslovakia Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1973.
Assistant, Institute Entomology Czechoslovak Academy Science, Prague, 1956-1958; junior research worker, Institute Entomology Czechoslovak Academy Science, Prague, 1958-1962; research worker, Institute Entomology Czechoslovak Academy Science, Prague, 1962-1973; senior research worker, Institute Entomology Czechoslovak Academy Science, Prague, since 1973. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organisation (United Nations), Rome, Italy, Brasil, 1980, Burundi, 1987, 88, Chile, 1991, 92.
Member Czech. Entomological Society, Finnish Entomological Society (correspondent member).
Married Jana Horáková, August 19, 1949. Children: Lucie Smetanová, Michaela Stará.