Hans Hirschke, sometimes Hanns (1850, Brno-1921,

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), was an

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entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was first a linen weaver in Brno, then a gardener's apprentice. In 1899, he was Head of the Exchange Office Vienna and a Member of the Entomological Association of Vienna (Österreichischen Entomologischen Vereins). Hans Hirschke described ''

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'' and ''

Phengaris rebeli ''Phengaris rebeli'' (formerly ''Maculinea rebeli''), common name mountain Alcon blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was first found and described in Styria, Austria, on Mount Hochschwab around 1700. Although it was in ...

'' in ''Jber. Wien. ent. Ver''.

References

*Nonveiller, G. 1999: ''The Pioneers of the research on the Insects of Dalmatia''. Zagreb, Hrvatski Pridodoslovni Muzej, 1-390 S pp. 186
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1921 deaths 1850 births Austrian lepidopterists Scientists from Brno Austrian people of Moravian-German descent {{Austria-scientist-stub