The son of Fernand and Muriel Majerus, he took an early interest in lepidoptera and ecological genetics following the work of E.B. Ford, whose book "Moths" (in the New Naturalist series) he bought at the age of ten.
The son of Fernand and Muriel Majerus, Michael Majerus took an early interest in insects. He was particularly interested in lepidopterans and ecological genetics following the work of E.B. Ford, whose book "Moths" (in the New Naturalist series) he bought at the age of ten.