Andreas Bang-Haas (6 December 1846 – 7 February 1925) was a
Danish entomologist
Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...
and insect dealer.
Bang-Haas was born in
Horsens
Horsens () is a city on the east coast of the Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 64,418 (1 January 2025) and the municipality's population is 97,921 (), making it the List of cities and ...
. In 1879 he entered into the business of the insect dealer
Otto Staudinger
Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and indi ...
. He married Staudinger's daughter in 1880 and became co-owner of the firm, now "Staudinger & Bang-Haas", in 1884 or 1887. He died in
Dresden
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, aged 78. The business was eventually taken over by his son
Otto Bang-Haas.
References
*Hedicke, H. 1925:
ang-Haas, A. ''Dtsch. ent. Ztschr''. 1925 87-88
*Pfaff, G. & Wrede, O. H. 1934:
ang-Haas, A.''Festschrift, 50jähriges Bestehen I.E.V.'' 7, Portr.
*
Seitz, A. 1925:
ang-Haas, A. ''Ent. Rundschau'' 42 9
Danish lepidopterists
1846 births
1925 deaths
People from Horsens
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