Hermann von Heinemann
German customs inspector and entomologist
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| Intro | German customs inspector and entomologist | |
| Places | Germany | |
| was | Zoologist Entomologist | |
| Work field | Biology | |
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| Birth | 1 March 1812, Helmstedt, Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Death | 18 December 1871Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany (aged 59 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Hermann von Heinemann (1 March 1812 in Helmstedt – 18 December 1871 in Braunschweig) was a German entomologist who specialised initially in Coleoptera and later in Lepidoptera.
Heinemann was a customs inspector. He wrote Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands und der Schweiz (1859–1877) published in Braunschweig. In English the title is "Butterflies of Germany and Switzerland". It was completed by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke. The second volume on microlepidoptera was especially important.
Heinemann's collection of microlepidoptera is in the Lower Saxony State Museum (Niedersachsisches Landesmuseum) Hannover.