Hans Zerny (11 June 1887, in Vienna-Währing – 14 September 1945, in Vienna) was an Austrian entomologist best known for his studies of Lepidoptera.
Afterwards, he began work at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, serving as an adjunct-curator from 1920 and as curator-first class from 1928 onward.
[2] He undertook numerous scientific trips throughout Eastern Europe and North Africa.
In 1927, he spent 28 weeks on an excursion to the lower Amazon region.
Also, he is credited with conducting significant research involving South East Asian Noctuidae and members of Neotropical Syntomidae.