Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus

Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus (October 4, 1723 – April 29, 1798) is best known for his work in the field of entomology in the middle to late 1700s.

[2] While serving as a professor of mathematics at the Jesuiten University of Graz, he facilitated the opening of the natural history museum of Austria, now called Universalmuseum Joanneum.

[2][5] In addition to his contribution to the Museum of Natural History, he took on the role of director of the Graz Observatory where he worked until 1760.

[2] Following his time in his home country of Austria, Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus relocated to Hungary where he taught at the Academy of Mining.

[2] Shortly after his move to Hungary to work as a professor in 1761, Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus published his novel Insecta musei Graecensis, where he described several species of insects that had never been known to science before.