About Jan Sepp
Lived 1778 – 1853 (aged 75). Jan Sepp was a Dutch botanist, entomologist, copper engraver and bookseller.
Jan Sepp (1778–1853) was a Dutch entomologist.
He is noted for Surinaamsche vlinders: naar het leven geteekend (Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature), a three volume work containing approximately 150 entomological illustrations of lepidoptera together with their verbal descriptions, for which he contributed the texts.
His zoological author abbreviation is Sepp. See also the list of taxa named by him.
Other publications (1847) Natuurlijke historie van Surinaamsche vlinders : naar het leven geteekend / Histoire naturelle des papillons de Surinam (1850) Natuurlijke historie van schadelijke insekten (1800-) Flora Batava, afgebeeld door en van wegens J.C. Sepp en zoon with his father, Jan Christiaan Sepp.
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Who was Jan Sepp?
Dutch botanist and entomologist (1778-1853)
When was Jan Sepp born?
Jan Sepp was born on 18 September 1778 in Amsterdam.
When did Jan Sepp die?
Jan Sepp died on 19 December 1853 in Amsterdam.
What was Jan Sepp's occupation?
Jan Sepp was a botanist, entomologist, copper engraver and bookseller.
What nationality was Jan Sepp?
Jan Sepp was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jan Sepp. https://biography.guide/jan-sepp/
MLA: "Jan Sepp." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jan-sepp/.
Chicago: "Jan Sepp." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jan-sepp/.
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