Franz Dannehl

Deceased Person

1870 – 1947

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Who was Franz Dannehl?

Franz Dannehl was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

He was an insect dealer first in Bözen, then in Munich.

His private collection, mainly butterflies and moths from the German Tyrol is in Museo Civico di Zoologia, Rome, Zoologische Staatssammlung München in Munich and Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin.

According to historian Peter Levenda, Dannehl was a member of the occultist Thule Society, and joined the Nazi Party early on.

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Born
Feb 7, 1870
Died
1947

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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