Jan Sepp

Jan Sepp
frontispiece of Surinaamsche vlinders
Born18 September 1778 Edit this on Wikidata
Died19 December 1853 Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationsEntomologist, copper engraver, bookseller Edit this on Wikidata
Notable workFlora Batava, Netherlands, Nederlandsche vogelen Edit this on Wikidata

Jan Sepp (1778–1853)[1] 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,[2] for which he contributed the texts.[3]

His zoological author abbreviation is Sepp.[4] See also the list of taxa named by him.

Other publications

References

  1. ↑ "Sepp, Jan". www.biografischportaal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Sepp, J. (1848–1852). Surinaamsche vlinders : naar het leven geteekend / Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48616. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sepp, Jan (1778-1853) — LodView". Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Polythrix octomaculata (Sepp, [1844])". insecta.pro. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

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