Matthias Piller (1733-1788) was a Hungarian naturalist, zoologist,

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and geologist. He was the founding Professor of Natural history at the University of Budapest where he maintained large collections of zoological, botanical and geological specimens some of which are in the Hungarian Natural History Museum and the Geological Museum of Hungary. In 1783 with Ludwig Mitterpacher he wrote published in Budapest.

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and Schenkling 1928-1929.''Index Litteratuae Entomologicae'' Horn, Berlin-Dahlem. {{DEFAULTSORT:Piller, Matthias Hungarian scientists Hungarian entomologists 1733 births 1788 deaths