Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1821

Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1890

Profession: physician, entomologist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström (1821 in Åbo – 1890) was a Finnish entomologist. Tengström specialised in Lepidoptera.
Tengström visited Java in 1849 where he discovered several new species of Lepidoptera.
He made shorter trips within Europe. His collection is held by the Natural History Museum of Helsinki.