Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French

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 ...

who specialised in the

Lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) or lepidopterans is an order (biology), order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths. About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organ ...

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. Dognin named 101 new

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of moths."Genera authored by Dognin"
''Butterflies and Moths of the World''. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 10, 2017. He was a member of the

Royal Belgian Entomological Society The Royal Belgian Entomological Society (, ; , ) is a learned society based in Brussels. It is devoted to entomology, the study of insects. It was founded on 9 April 1855 with Edmond de Sélys Longchamps Baron Michel Edmond de Selys Longchamps ...

and life member of the Société entomologique de France. Part of his collection was purchased by James John Joicey in 1921. The 82,000 other specimens (including 3,000 Dognin

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and over 300 Thierry-Mieg types) were sold in 1926 to

William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858, in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepido ...

, who then donated it to

National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States. It has free admission and is open 364 days a year. With 4.4 ...

in Washington, DC.

Publications

Printed by Charles Oberthür * ''Catalogue des Geometridae de l'Amerique Centrale et du Sud''. * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 1. (1910) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 3. (1911) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 5. (1912) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 6. (1912) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 7. (1914) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 8. (1914) * ''Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud''. Fascicule 9. (1916) * ''Note sur la faune des Lépidoptères de Loja et environs (Équateur). Description d'espèces nouvelles''. (1887–1894). 3 parts 10 plates.

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External links

"William Schaus Papers" containing material "relating to acquisition of the Paul Dognin Collection of Lepidoptera"
''Smithsonian Institution Archives''. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Dognin, Paul 1856 births 1931 deaths 19th-century French zoologists 20th-century French zoologists Scientists from Paris {{entomologist-stub