Andreas Bang-Haas

Andreas Bang -Haas ( born December 6, 1846 in Horsens (Denmark ); † February 7, 1925 in Dresden) was a Danish entomologist ( entomologist ) and insect dealer.

Life

Andreas Bang -Haas dealt mainly with small butterflies. In 1879, he joined as a clerk in the insects act of Otto Staudinger in Dresden, married in 1880 Staudinger's daughter, and in 1884 or 1887 co-owner of the company. 1884 had to move "Sphinx Villa " the Entomological Institute, built specifically for this purpose greater. After another ten years, a two-story wing was added. From the mid- 1880s, Staudinger put the management of the company more and more in Bang -Haas ' hands and focused now on entirely on the taxonomic work. The company " Staudinger & Bang -Haas " was continued by Staudinger's death in 1900 by Andreas Bang -Haas. She went in 1913 to his son Otto Bang -Haas, who was henceforth the sole owner. The meanwhile world-renowned company still existed until after the Second World War and was disbanded on September 30, 1948.

Collection whereabouts

The private collection of Danish small butterflies went in 1880 at the Zoological Museum in Copenhagen.

Biographical sources

• Heidicke, H. ( 1925): Andreas Bang -Haas. German entomological journal 1925: 87-88.

• Person (Dresden)
• Entomologist
• Lepidopterist
• Dane
• Born in 1846
• Died in 1925
• Man