Hans Höppner

Hans Höppner (1873-1946)

Hans Höppner (8 February 1873, in Bremen 24 April 1946, in Krefeld) was a German botanist and entomologist.

He worked as a secondary school teacher in the city of Krefeld.[1] Here, he oversaw the local natural science museum, its herbarium and also worked on the museum's entomological collections.[2]

Known for investigations of flora native to the Lower Rhine, he also made numerous taxonomic contributions within the botanical family Orchidaceae.[3] In the field of entomology, he published a regional study on bees called Die Bienenfauna der Dünen und Weserabhänge zwischen Uesen und Baden (1901).[4]

Principal works

References

  1. Heimat-Krefeld Historische Parkanlagen in Krefeld – Teil 5
  2. Statement based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia.
  3. IPNI List of Plants described or co-described by Höppner
  4. Google Books Die Bienenfauna der Dünen und Weserabhänge zwischen Uesen und Baden
  5. OCLC Classify (publications)
  6. "Author Query for 'Höppner'". International Plant Names Index.
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