About Ottmar Hofmann
Lived 1835 – 1900 (aged 64). Ottmar Hofmann was a German entomologist and physician.
Ottmar Hofmann (20 September 1835, in Frankfurt am Main – 22 February 1900, in Regensburg) was a German entomologist. He is not to be confused with Ernst Hofmann, also an entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera.
Ottmar Hofmann was a physician. As an entomologist, he worked on Microlepidoptera. His collection was sold to Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham and is now in the Natural History Museum (London).
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Who was Ottmar Hofmann?
German entomologist (1835-1900)
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Ottmar Hofmann was born on 20 September 1835 in Frankfurt.
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Ottmar Hofmann died on 22 February 1900 in Regensburg.
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Ottmar Hofmann was an entomologist and physician.
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Ottmar Hofmann was German.
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