Jan Kalinowski

Jan Kalinowski (17 May 1857 – June 1941) was a Polish explorer and collector of biological specimens who worked in Asia and South America.

He was among the first Europeans to explore the fauna of the Korean Peninsula, collecting for the Branicki family of Poland from 1885 to 1888.

The specimens he collected were examined and found to be new species by the Russian entomologist General Oktawiusz Radoszkowski.

He initially stayed near Quillabamba, then Quincemil and later moved to Markapata 100 miles southeast of Cusco and set up a hacienda "La Cadena" and continued to collect specimens and sent them to museums in Europe and America.

[1] He was supported by wealthy European museum collectors including the brothers Konstanty Branicki (1824–1884) and Aleksander (1821–1877).