Vincenz Kollar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Austrian entomologist
Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1797
Place of Birth: Krzanowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Date of Death: 30-May-1860
Profession: zoologist, lepidopterist
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Vincenz Kollar
- Vincenz Kollar (15 January 1797 in Kranowitz, Silesia – 30 May 1860 in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Diptera.
- He was especially concerned with species of economic interest, particularly those of forests.
- Kollar described many new species.
- He was Curator of the Natural History Museum in Vienna.
- He worked mainly on insects collected on expeditions, especially that from the Austrian Brazil Expedition of 1817–1835.
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