Richard Haensch
Richard Hänsch or Haensch (16 September 1865 – ) was a German entomologist, zoologist, and insect dealer in Berlin.
Haensch was born in Rostock, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, to Carl Helmuth Hänsch and Maria Otilie Dorothea Krüger.[1][2]
He collected in Bahia (1893–1894) and Minas Gerais (1896–1897) in Brazil, and in Ecuador (1899–1900).
He wrote the section "Familie Danaidae" in Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde [The Large Butterflies of the World] (1909–1910) edited by
German Entomological Institute
collection.
Haensch is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of South American lizard, Stenocercus haenschi.[3]
Sources
- Gädecke R., Groll, E.K. (editors) (2010). Biografien der Entomologen der Welt: Datenbank. Version 4.15. Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. [1] (in German).
References
- ^ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850–1934
- ^ Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500–1971
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Haensch", p. 113).