Joseph Paul Edler von Cobres (January 10, 1746 – December 26, 1823) was a German nobleman, bibliophile, and naturalist.

Here he began to accumulate more of his natural history specimens and books and became a supporter of scientists and naturalists.

The mineralogist Karl Ludwig Giesecke alias Johann Georg Metzler (1761–1833) was also a visitor.

He also sold duplicates of specimens to other collectors.He was appointed a royal advisor and elevated to nobility as a Holy Roman Empire knight on April 24, 1780.

He had to sell off some of his assets around 1813 due to rising debts and bankruptcy of his bank following the Napoleonic wars.