Christian Drewsen

Christian Drewsen (30 August 1799 – 2 June 1896) was a Danish paper manufacturer, amateur entomologist and insect collector.

Along with his brother he inherited the family business of the Strandmøllen paper mill, In his spare time he studied the local insects and collected specimens from around the world, and donated them to the Copenhagen University's Zoological Museum.

Drewsen was born in Strandmøllen to paper mill owner Johan Christian and Johanne Ophelia Rosing.

He had an interest in entomology and began to collected insect specimens from a wide network.

When Schiødte began a natural history journal, Drewsen supplied free paper for its printing.