Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
Johann Centurius Hoffmann Graf von Hoffmannsegg (23 August 1766 – 13 December 1849) was a German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist. Hoffmannsegg was born in Rammenau and studied at Leipzig and Göttingen. He travelled through Europe acquiring vast collections of plants and animals.
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Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg

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- Name
- Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg
- Born
- 23 August 1766
- Birthplace
- Rammenau, Germany
- Died
- 13 December 1849
- Place of death
- Dresden, Germany
- Education
- Leipzig, Göttingen
- Known for
- Collections of plants and animals
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Saxony.
- Occupation
- botanist, ornithologist, lepidopterist, pteridologist, zoologist, zoological collector, botanical collector and scientific collector.
- Fields
- botany and zoology.
- Languages
- German.
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Johann Centurius Hoffmann Graf von Hoffmannsegg (23 August 1766 – 13 December 1849) was a German botanist, entomologist and ornithologist. Hoffmannsegg was born in Rammenau and studied at Leipzig and Göttingen. He travelled through Europe acquiring vast collections of plants and animals.
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Biography
Biography
He visited Hungary, Austria and Italy in 1795–1796 and Portugal from 1797 to 1801. He sent his collections to Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, then in Brunswick, so that he could study them. Hoffmannsegg worked in Berlin from 1804 to 1816, and was elected a member of the Academy of Science of the city in 1815. He was the founder of the zoological museum of Berlin in 1809. Hoffmannsegg proposed Illiger for the position of curator, and all the Hoffmannsegg's collections were then transferred to Berlin. The legume genus Hoffmannseggia is named for him.
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Key facts
• Name — Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg • Born — 23 August 1766 • Birthplace — Rammenau, Germany • Died — 13 December 1849 • Place of death — Dresden, Germany • Author Abbrev Bot — Hoffmanns. • Author Abbrev Zoo — Hoffmannsegg • Education — Leipzig, Göttingen • Known for — Collections of plants and animals • Illustration — Verbascum macranthum Hoffmanns. & Link
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Hoffmannsegg, Hoffmanns, Johann Centurius Graf von Hoffmannsegg, Johann Centurius Graf von Hoffmansegg and Johann Centurius Hoffmann Graf von Hoffmannsegg. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Albericus Graf von Hoffmannsegg.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg worked in botany and zoology. He belonged to Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Institut für Systematische Zoologie and Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science. He worked at Portugal.
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1766
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg born at Rammenau.
1849
Johann Centurius Hoffmannsegg died at Dresden.
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The genome sequence of the Red-underwing Skipper, Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved], 2025.
Notes on Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae) of Costa Rica: Identification key for genus Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841 and Exaerete hoffmannsegg, 1817, International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 2023
Revalidation of Saguinus ursula Hoffmannsegg (Primates: Cebidae: Callitrichinae), Zootaxa, 2013
A new species of Exaerete Hoffmannsegg (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) from Brazil, Zootaxa, 2006
Three new species of the genus Nemophora Hoffmannsegg (Lepidoptera, Adelidae) from Southeast Asia, Zootaxa, 2020
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