Hermann von Heinemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hermann von Heinemann

German customs inspector and entomologist (1812–1871)

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1812

Place of Birth: Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1871

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Hermann von Heinemann (1 March 1812 in Helmstedt – 18 December 1871 in Braunschweig) was a German entomologist who specialised initially in Coleoptera and later in Lepidoptera. Heinemann was a customs inspector.
He wrote Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands und der Schweiz (1859–1877) published in Braunschweig.
In English the title is "Butterflies of Germany and Switzerland".
It was completed by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke.
The second volume on microlepidoptera was especially important. Heinemann's collection of microlepidoptera is in the Lower Saxony State Museum (Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum) Hannover.