Josef Johann Mann
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Josef Johann Mann or Johann Josef Ritter von Mann, was a German entomologist and a specialist in Lepidoptera
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Mann was born in Jablonné nad Orlicí
, Bohemia
(present-day Czech Republic
). He was a painter
, expedition collector and preparator at the Hofkabinet
in Vienna
, Austria
. Mann worked with the curator Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
. He died in Vienna.
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
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Mann was born in Jablonné nad Orlicí
Jablonné nad Orlicí
Jablonné nad Orlicí is a town in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,150 inhabitants.-Twin towns — Sister cities:Jablonné nad Orlicí is twinned with: Hinwil, Switzerland-External links:*...
, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
(present-day Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
). He was a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, expedition collector and preparator at the Hofkabinet
Imperial Natural History Museum
The Imperial Natural History Museum or Imperial Royal Natural History Court Museum of Austria-Hungary was created by Emperor Franz Joseph I during an extensive reorganization of the museum collections, from 1851–1876, and opened to the public on August 10, 1889.Located in Vienna, the Museum was...
in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. Mann worked with the curator Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer
Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer was an Austrian entomologist. He was a curator at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, where he was the first keeper of the Lepidoptera. Rogenhofer was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, and Hymenoptera.Beside him Josef Mann worked as a keen technician and collector...
. He died in Vienna.