Louis Hildebrand Mandelli (1833–1880) was an Italian settler in India, a tea planter and amateur zoologist and ornithologist.
Living in Darjeeling and collecting specimens of birds and animals around Sikkim, he discovered many species from the region and several were named after him.
[1][2] Mandelli obtained a contract as a manager for Lebong and Minchu Tea Company at Darjeeling at the end of 1864.
The tea plantation was taken over by the Land Mortgage Bank of India around 1868 and Mandelli also became in-charge of Mineral Spring.
[4] Mandelli's main ornithological mentor was William Edwin Brooks[5] although he was in greater contact with another bird collector who worked in the Indian Civil Services, Andrew Anderson.
[11] Mandelli died of unknown causes in February 1880, possibly led by poor health, dismissal from the tea estate as well as financial troubles.