František Antonín Nickerl (4 December, 1813 , Prague

Prague

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 - 4 February 1871, Prague) was a Czech entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

, especially those of the Riesengebirges

Karkonosze

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.

František Nickerl was a professor of zoology

Zoology

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 in Graz

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 and of natural history

Natural history

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 in Prague whre he was also "Prof. Dr." of medicine

Medicine

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. He was at some time a research worker and curator at the National Museum in Prague

National Museum (Prague)

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.That institution conserves his insect collection.
He is not to be confused with Otokar Nickerl (1838-1920) also an entomologist.

Works

• Nickerl, 1850. Synopsis der Lepidopteren-Fauna Bohmens. F. A. Nickerl. Prag. 1850.
• many scientific papers in the Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung the journal of the Entomological Society of Stettin of which he was a Member.