Hugo Hermann Schauinsland (30 May 1857 – 5 June 1937) was a German zoologist born in Rittergut Dedawe (now in Polessky District), Kreis Labiau, Province of Prussia.
Following graduation he conducted research in Naples and Munich.
In 1887 he became Gründungsdirektor (founding director) of the Städtischen Sammlungen für Naturgeschichte und Ethnographie, later to be known as the Übersee-Museum Bremen.
Schauinsland served as director of the museum until his retirement in 1933.
[1] In 1896–97 he conducted scientific research in the Pacific (including the Hawaiian Islands).