Johann Nepomuk von Laicharting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johann Nepomuk von Laicharting

Austrian entomologist

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1754

Place of Birth: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 07-May-1797

Profession: university teacher, botanist, entomologist

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Johann Nepomuk von Laicharting was an Austrian entomologist.
He was born in Innsbruck on 4 February 1754 and died in the same city on 7 May 1797, and was a Professor of Natural Science (Naturgeschichte) in Innsbruck.
He described new species and genera,of Coleoptera in Verzeichniss und Beschreibung der Tyroler-Insecten.
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Kaferartige Insecten.
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1781: I-XII, 1-248.
- Zurich, bey Johann Casper Fuessly 1781.
In English, lists and descriptions of Tyrol insects - beetles.
Presumably this was intended to cover all Austrian insects but no further parts were published.