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Jan KOTEJA, full professor at the University of Agriculture in Cracow, Poland, was involved in research on scale insects (Coccoidea), their morphology, biology, anatomy, faunistics, systematics, paleontology and plant protection.His scientific activities can be divided into three periods: registration of home species, their classification in a relevant order of scale insects taxonomy, and fascination with amber and fossil species. Prof. J. KOTEJA was well known and highly appreciated by the Coccid family around the world. He passed away on 19 August 2004.