About Hans Brauns
Lived 1857 – 1929 (aged 71). Hans Brauns was a German physician, entomologist, botanical collector, scientific collector and zoologist.
Johannes Heinrich Justus Carl Ernst Brauns (21 March 1857 – 3 February 1929), more known as Hans Brauns, was a German physician and entomologist.
Born in Vlotho, Kingdom of Prussia, Brauns qualified as Doctor of Medicine in 1894 at the University of Leipzig. He moved to Cape Colony in 1895, where he practiced medicine and collected insects whenever possible. Most of his entomological research focused on insects of the order Hymenoptera.
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Who was Hans Brauns?
German physician and entomologist (1857-1929)
When was Hans Brauns born?
Hans Brauns was born on 21 March 1857 in Vlotho.
When did Hans Brauns die?
Hans Brauns died on 2 February 1929 in Willowmore.
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Hans Brauns was a physician, entomologist, botanical collector, scientific collector and zoologist.
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Hans Brauns was German.
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