Jan Sepp
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Born18 September 1778 
Died19 December 1853 (aged 75)
(aged 75)WorksFlora Batava, Netherlands, Nederlandsche vogelen
Jan Sepp | |
|---|---|
 frontispiece of Surinaamsche vlinders | |
| Born | 18 September 1778 |
| Died | 19 December 1853 (aged 75) |
| Works | Flora Batava, Netherlands, Nederlandsche vogelen |
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.
