Date of birth: 1856
Date of death: 1926
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Entomologist specializing on Orthoptera, he is widely known amongst insect taxonomists for his contributions to the development of a nomenclatural system for describing wing venation. He was the son of the entomologist Ludwig Redtenbacher (1814-1876) and nephew of the chemist Josef Redtenbacher (1810-1870).

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