Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres

Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres (German: [laˈspɛːɐ̯]; 9 April 1769, Berlin – 28 November 1809, Berlin) was a German entomologist especially interested in Lepidoptera. He was a Bürgermeister in Berlin. Laspeyres collection is in Museum für Naturkunde.

The moth genus Laspeyresia is named after him.

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