Sigmund von Hochenwarth (1745 Stein, Krain - 22 April 1822, Linz) was an Austrian

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in Gurk, Carinthia. He described '' Ibalia leucospoides''. He wrote: *Hochenwarth, S. von 1785, Beyträge zur Insectengeschichte. ''Schriften der Berlinischen Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde'', Berlin 6:334-360, plates 7-8 *Hochenwarth, S. von 1785, Beyträge zur Insectengeschichte. ''Bibl. Ent.'' 1:176 *Reiner, J. and Hohenwarth, S. 1792-1812: Botanische Reisen nach einigen Oberkärntnerischen und benachbarten Alpen unternommen ... nebst entomologischen Beiträgen. - Klagenfurt, Walliser 2 Bände: ? Walther Horn & Sigmund Schenkling: ''Index Litteraturae Entomologicae''. Serie I: Die Welt-Literatur über die gesamte Entomologie bis inklusive 1863. Berlin 1928.

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Austrian naturalists Austrian entomologists 1822 deaths 1745 births {{entomologist-stub