The following is a list of entomologists, scientists who study insects.
Name Born Died Country Speciality Ref. 1840 1909 Hungary Lepidoptera 1751 1840 United States 1843 1910 France Coleoptera; Diptera; Orthopteroidea 1863 1936 Italy Sericulture 1901 1981 Japan Coleoptera 1750 1837 Sweden 1807 1873 Switzerland / United States Coleoptera 1779 1841 Germany Coleoptera 1866 1934 United States Diptera 1522 1605 Italy 1889 1981 United States Diptera 1885 1965 United Kingdom 1892 1971 Italy Coleoptera 1820 1900 France Coleoptera 1921 1994 Belgium Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae 1913 2010 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1892 1981 United States 1861 1949 France 1950 Nigeria 1881 1961 Italy Coleoptera 1842 1916 Sri Lanka Lepidoptera 1799 1866 France Hemiptera 1860 1906 France Hemiptera 1835 1919 FranceColeoptera, Hymenoptera 1870 1943 Italy 1863 1950 England Coleoptera - Carabidae 1834 1922 France Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera United States Medical entomology: vectors, such as Parasitiformes and Diptera 1919 1999 United States Coleoptera 1901 1982 Russia (USSR) Hymenoptera: Formicidae 1874 1928 Finland Ephemeroptera 1873 1948 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1913 2010 Japan Odonata 1855 1905 United States Hymenoptera 1899 1993 United Kingdom Diptera 1840 1890 Ireland Hemiptera 1820 1876 India Lepidoptera 1802 1869 France Coleoptera 1775 1858 France Orthoptera 1797 1841 France 1843 1928 Sweden Coleoptera, Lepidoptera 1844 1929 France Lepidoptera 1867 1938 United Kingdom Diptera, Hymenoptera 1884 1949 Russia (Ukraine) / United States Lepidoptera 1898 1991 France Psocoptera 1943 2019 Germany 1896 1973 Philippines 1901 1983 Russia / France Hemiptera, Coleoptera 1926 2019 United States Coleoptera 1812 1892 Ireland Odonata, Hemiptera 1897 1978 Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea; Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea, Sphecoidea (= Spheciformes) 1816 1890 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1650 1692 United Kingdom 1868 1953 United States Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera 1817 1884 France 1882 1950 United States United Kingdom Coleoptera 1879 1948 United Kingdom Diptera 1946 United States Hymenoptera: Xylocopa virginica 1862 1945 France Coleoptera 1773 1856 Italy 1825 1892 United Kingdom 1906 1974 United States Diptera 1821 1901 Italy Coleoptera, Heteroptera 1752 1820 France United Kingdom 1856 1886 Austria Diptera 1920 1973 Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae 1840 1928 Germany Diptera 1849 1922 France Coleoptera 1962 New Zealand 1865 1957 France Coleoptera 1818 1904 Germany / United States Lepidoptera 1918 1998 Ireland Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera 1834 1882 United States 1913 1980 United States 1929 2019 United States Coleoptera: Carabidae 1859 1889 Italy Diptera 1819 1888 France Lepidoptera 1886 1982 Belgium Diptera 1953 United States 1837 1896 Austria Diptera 1922 1999 France Lepidoptera: Pieridae 1903 1971 Russia (USSR) Blattodea; Dermaptera; Orthoptera; General and Economic entomology 1868 1927 Italy Diptera 1895 1985 Poland Lepidoptera 1826 1910 United Kingdom Lepidoptera; Hymenoptera: mainly Ichneumonidae 1818 1893 France Diptera 1772 1844 Sweden 1848 1908 Ireland Hymenoptera 1844 1912 United Kingdom / Hawaii / Australia Coleoptera 1876 1943 United States 1909 2001 United States 1892 1978 United States 1819 1900 France 1859 1940 United States Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Hemiptera 1929 2015 United States Hymenoptera: Formicidae 1746 1820 Germany (Thuringia) / Russia Coleoptera, Lepidoptera 1796 1868 Sweden Coleoptera 1866 1924 France Coleoptera - Lucanidae 1799 1879 France Lepidoptera 1850 1944 Spain 1897 1976 Spain Lepidoptera 1817 1868 Germany Lepidoptera United Kingdom Hymenoptera: Formicidae 1784 1830 Italy Coleoptera 1720 1793 Switzerland 1924 2014 Australia Coleoptera 1880 1953 Germany Collembola 1806 1863 France Lepidoptera, Coleoptera 1785 1856 Germany Diptera 1903 1999 France Lepidoptera: Psychidae 1856 1944 France 1822 1900 South Africa Lepidoptera 1751 1812 Germany 1946 Mexico Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Coreidae 1886 1973 United States 1842 1915 Hungary Coleoptera 1955 United States 1839 1891 Russia Insect morphology and physiology 1832 1904 Austria Diptera, Neuroptera 1884 1978 United States 1807 1869 Italy Diptera, Coleoptera 1812 1873 Russia Lepidoptera 1791 1857 Switzerland Coleoptera; Diptera: Cecidomyiidae 1871 1928 France / Argentina 1894 1983 Germany Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae 1919 2013 Sweden 1814 1897 Poland Diptera, Hymenoptera United Kingdom Diptera: Chironomidae; Odonata 1940 2019 Canada 18381919New ZealandColeoptera 18371915FranceLepidoptera 1869 1943 Germany / Argentina 1807 1884 Germany Coleoptera 1879 1955 United States Diptera, Hymenoptera 1809 1873 France 1862 1927 United Kingdom Diptera 1882 1957 Sweden Lepidoptera 1893 1958 United States 1814 1884 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1807 1889 France Coleoptera 1885 1980 Bulgaria 1909 1990 United States 1807 1892 Germany United States Lepidoptera 1844 1925 United Kingdom 1845 1925 United Kingdom Hemiptera 1881 1967 Germany Heteroptera 1952 Mexico / United States United States 1871 1961 United States Odonata 1873 1954 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1847 1912 United Kingdom Hymenoptera 1925 2021 Serbia Economic entomology: pest control 1847 1914 France Economic history of entomology 1827 1898 Belgium Coleoptera 1941 1995 Italy Coleoptera, Diptera 1908 1980 France Lepidoptera: Parnassiinae 1903 1998 United States 1814 1891 Belgium Lepidoptera 1902 1994 United States Palaeoentomology 1858 1940 Australia 1857 1925 United States Coleoptera 1802 1880 France Coleoptera 1850 1920 Italy All orders 1851 1927 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1894 1969 United States 1779 1847 Germany 1816 1881 Russia Coleoptera - Carabidae 1913 2009 France Insecta: mainly Formicidae, Anthophila; social organization in insects; insect physiology; insect ecology and behavior 1881 1969 United Kingdom 1905 1988 China 1799 1884 France Coleoptera 1915 2005 United States Integrated pest management 1873 1978 United Kingdom Diptera 1910 2002 China insect immatures 1742 1830 Switzerland 1860 1939 United States Lepidoptera 1823 1867 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1907 2000 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1916 2008 United Kingdom Lepidoptera, entomological publisher 1825 1867 United States Lepidoptera 1709 1765 Sweden Lepidoptera 1866 1948 United States Hymenoptera 1876 1968 United Kingdom Diptera 1849 1931 United States 1856 1911 United States Diptera 1829 1887 Ireland Economic entomology 1822 1867 France 1929 2008 United Kingdom Odonata; Diptera: Culicidae 1824 1882 Italy 1823 1899 Italy 1787 1867 Italy 1887 1964 Brazil Insects of Brazil; Economic and medical entomology 1862 1944 United Kingdom / India 1909 1967 United Kingdom 1754 1832 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1738 1804 Netherlands 1872 1941 Ireland Lepidoptera 1838 1926 United States Hymenoptera 1875 1933 United Kingdom / Canada 1930 2017 United Kingdom Diptera, Hymenoptera 1842 1874 United States / United Kingdom Coleoptera 1837 1900 England Lepidoptera 1914 1999 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1875 1954 Hungary Coleoptera 1968 Switzerland Psocoptera 1894 1972 United States Diptera 1791 1862 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1859 1944 Austria Diptera 1806 1859 Sweden Hymenoptera 1929 2019 France 1792 1872 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1787 1828 Sweden 1948 Russia Coleoptera: Cerambycidae 1863 1940 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1870 1947 Germany Lepidoptera 1904 1983 United States 1809 1882 United Kingdom Coleoptera. Charles Darwin was known in his youth as a beetle collector. 1915 1995 USSR (Uzbekistan) Aphididae, Termitoidae, Agricultural entomology 1863 1948 Ireland Lepidoptera 1802 1870 England Coleoptera - Carabidae 1720 1778 Sweden Coleoptera 1855 1932 Spain Coleoptera 1780 1845 France Coleoptera 1919 1994 Belgium Ephemeroptera 1729 1800 Austria Lepidoptera 1945 2008 United States Lepidoptera 1812 1868 England Hymenoptera 1915 1993 United States 1956 France Coleoptera 1813 1865 France Coleoptera 1890 1954 United States Economic entomology 1845 1922 United Kingdom 1855 1935 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1871 1942 United States Diptera 1900 1975 Ukraine / United States 1847 1931 France Lepidoptera 1857 1901 United States Lepidoptera 1806 1892 Germany Coleoptera 1870 1951 United Kingdom Coleoptera; Hymenoptera: Formicidae 1863 1951 Ireland Lepidoptera 1768 1837 Ireland 1802 1857 France 1810 1849 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1808 1875 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1814 1905 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1875 1953 Germany Lepidoptera Germany Coleoptera, biodiversity 1879 1967 Bulgaria 1846 1913 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1725 1804 United Kingdom 1961 United States Coleoptera 1869 1941 Germany Diptera 1780 1865 France 1767 1821 Austria Coleoptera 1905 1976 New Zealand Lepidoptera 1774 1860 France Coleoptera 1774 1846 France Lepidoptera 1798 1873 France Coleoptera 1840 1913 France Lepidoptera 1866 1929 United States Diptera 1811 1906 Poland Hymenoptera 1845 1929 United Kingdom Diptera, Ephemeroptera 1859 1939 Germany Lepidoptera 1888 1940 United Kingdom Diptera 1827 1891 United Kingdom / Australia / United States Lepidoptera 1919 2004 United States 1822 1909 United States Lepidoptera 1804 1866 Austria Diptera 1708 1770 Germany 1932 2026 United States Lepidoptera 1890 1981 Germany Lepidoptera 1846 1922 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1896 1976 United States Isoptera 1848 1925 Italy Hymenoptera 1872 1968 Germany Diptera 1971 United States Zoraptera, Hymenoptera, fossils Ireland Insects 1809 1848 Germany Coleoptera 1940 2020 United States 1899 1957 Japan 1793 1831 Estonia (Livonia) 1742 1810 Germany 1919 2002 United States Hymenoptera United Kingdom Odonata, Orthoptera 1876 1956 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1952 United States Diptera 1794 1860 Germany 1823 1915 France Insecta, especially Endopterygota: mainly Hymenoptera; insect behavior 1745 1808 Denmark Insecta. Fabricius' system remains the basis of insect classification today. 1796 1884 Sweden Coleoptera 1906 1994 United States Diptera 1820 1906 France Coleoptera 1799 1838 Germany Coleoptera 1862 1939 United States Coleoptera 1764 1830 Sweden Diptera 1840 1921 France Coleoptera 1903 1979 Romania 1814 1894 Austria Lepidoptera 1842 1871 Austria Lepidoptera 1868 1943 United States Diptera 1903 1972 China 1861 1948 Bulgaria Lepidoptera 1838 1921 United States Lepidoptera 1876 1931 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1823 1893 Italy Hemiptera 1817 1886 Germany 1787 1866 Austria / Czech Republic (Bohemia) Lepidoptera 1771 1853 Germany (Saxony) / Russia Insects of Russia; Coleoptera, Diptera 1809 1879 United States 1927 2012 Germany Diptera 1850 1934 Czechoslovakia Coleoptera 1785 1857 United Kingdom 1852 1908 Canada 1878 1950 United Kingdom 1858 1851 France Coleoptera 1829 1883 Estonia (Livonia) 1885 1968 United States Lepidoptera, Coleoptera 1901 1988 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1848 1931 Switzerland Hymenoptera: Formicidae 1810 1884 Germany Coleoptera, Hymenoptera 1729 1798 Germany 1862 1940 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1755 1809 France 1849 1923 United Kingdom Coleoptera 1807 1873 Austria Diptera 1945 2020 Israel Diptera 1842 1933 Australia Economic entomology 1822 1890 Switzerland Lepidoptera 1886 1965 Finland Diptera 1794 1885 Germany Lepidoptera 1860 1948 Germany 1886 1982 Austria Hymenoptera: Apis mellifera 1799 1870 Hungary Lepidoptera, Coleoptera 1822 1895 Hungary Coleoptera, Orthoptera 1858 1937 Australia Economic entomology 1861 1946 United Kingdom Lepidoptera 1891 1990 United States Diptera 1866 1922 Germany Lepidoptera 1743 1786 Switzerland 1795 1834 Germany 1871 1946 Germany 1862 1939 United Kingdom / Ireland Coleoptera 1867 1934 Argentina 1856 1912 Austria Coleoptera 1984 China 1943 Germany Population ecology of insects, especially insect migration 1781 1850 Germany (Thuringia) / Russia Coleoptera 1800 1847 Italy 1725 1810 France Coleoptera 1786 1853 Germany Coleoptera 1828 1895 Germany 1816 1879 France 1845 1936 Italy Coleoptera 1802 1889 Germany (Bavaria) Entomological illustrator (Lepidoptera) 1912 1985 Russia (USSR) Soil insects 1920 1999 United Kingdom Medical entomology 1913 1997 I