Hermann August Hagen | |
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Born | 30 May 1817 |
Died | 9 November 1893 | (aged 76)
Citizenship | German |
Education | University of Königsberg |
Known for | Monographie des Termites, Synopsis of the Neuroptera of North America |
Parent(s) | Anna (Linck) Hagen and Carl Heinrich Hagen |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine and Entomology |
Institutions | Harvard University |
Notable students | John Henry Comstock, Albert J. Cook, Herbert Osborn, Henry G. Hubbard, Charles W. Woodworth |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Hagen |
Hermann August Hagen (30 May 1817 – 9 November 1893) was a German entomologist who specialised in Neuroptera and Odonata. He had established himself as one of Europe's preeminent entomologists by 1867 when he accepted a position at Harvard University to curate the Museum of Comparative Zoology. In 1870 he became the first entomologist in the United States to hold the formal title, Professor of Entomology.