Person

Franzen, Ludvig (1879 - 1945)

Born
14 December 1879
Soderkoping, Sweden
Died
8 June 1945
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
Entomologist and Insect collector

Summary

Ludvig Franzen ran a general store in Chinchilla, Queensland, and a fruit and vegetable business in Brisbane, L. Franzen & Sons. Entomology was his principle leisure activity and he became a collector of considerable note. He collected in many parts of Australia, particularly Queensland during the 1920s. Included in his collection are specimens from many of Australia's noted entomologists of the time, including W. DeBoulay, H. J. Carter, R. Illidge, H.W. Brown and J. Macqueen, G.A. Waterhouse, F.P. Dodd, E. P. Jones, H. Elgner, F.M. Angel, and J. Buzacott. Franzen's collections, on his death, came into the possession of his son, Clarence Rudolph Theodore Franzen (1908 - 1984), himself an entomologist of note. Ludvig's grandson Don donated the collection to the Queensland Museum. It comprises approximately 6,800 specimens of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera and Neuroptera, many from locations now under settlement. The insect genus Franzenia (Neuroptera) was named in Ludvig's honour.

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Chronology

1898
Life event - Migrated to Australia

Related Corporate Bodies

  • Queensland Museum

    The Franzen collection of over 6,800 specimens was donated to the Museum

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Esben-Petersen, P., 'Australian Neuroptera, VI', Queensland naturalist, 7 (2) (1929), 31-5. Details
  • Franzen, Don, 'Three generations of entomological interest in the Franzen family', Myrmecia: news bulletin of the Australian Entomological Society, 27 (1) (1991), 26-8. Details

See also

  • Lambkin, Christine L. and Daniels, Greg, 'A history of insects collected, collectors, and collecting in Queensland', Australian entomologist 50(3):261-94, 50 (3) (2023), 261-94. Details

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