Gabriel Strobl

Gabriel Strobl (3 November 1846 in Unzmarkt, Styria, Austrian Empire – 15 March 1925 in Admont, Benediktinerstift) was an Austrian Roman Catholic priest and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.

A devastating monastery fire in 1865 had destroyed the Natural History Cabinet (a museum) and its contents which had included Joseph Stammel’s Universe.

He was entrusted by Abbot Karlmann Hieber (served 1861–1868) with rebuilding the Natural History Museum.

In 44 years of work - until his stroke in 1910 - Gabriel Strobl built up the Museum anew.

[1] On Diptera: On Hymenoptera: Strobl's Diptera and Coleoptera (excepting exotic, i.e. Non-European species) are in the Natural History museum at Admont Abbey (Stift Admont) as well as are all his Lepidoptera.